Guam-ania
My first navy port visit was pretty ridonkulous. First let me reiterate that I absolutely hate the liberty policy and buddy program that is in place. I know its in place to keep us safe and blah blah blah but I really like doing stuff on my own and don’t like being paired up with people that I don’t necessarily like or have things in common with. That being said, I did end up having a lot of fun with the people that I went out with last night. I ended up going out with this girl (Langston) who I really like and get along with but she has a reputation on board for being the kind of person who inevitably ends up in trouble every single time we hit a port, and after last night I can see how that always happens.. Knowing this, I really was hesitant about going out with her but I didn’t have anybody else to go out with and I would have likely gotten stuck on the boat. So myself, Shaddock, Nikki & Langston took off around 1500 for the bus. We first went to the exchange and got some uniform stuff and what not, then we got in the Taxi and headed downtown.
We had intended to just get something to eat and come back but you know what they say about the best laid plans. So we all decided we wanted steak which was great for me because I could eat steak everyday, so we took a look around and decided on Outback. We got there at 1630 but they didn’t open till 1700 so we went around the corner and got a 6 pack and this is where I should have realized that we were not getting some food and coming right back. Outback was amazing! I had steak and lobster and a few beers and a bloody mary (which I could use right now) and a couple shots of Jameson. Needless to say I was well on my way by the time we left.
After Outback we really didn’t have much of a plan, we briefly contemplated going back but that quickly got voted down in favor of more drinking. We walked around downtown and ended up at the Hard Rock and had some Long Islands and shots of Tequila. This is where things started to really fall apart. We finished up there and went to a karaoke bar. Keep in mind we had to be back on the ship by midnight which means that we had to get in a whole night of partying in about 5 hours. So it’s like 1900 and we head into this karaoke bar. I don’t know how, but we ended up in this private room with our own Karaoke machine and a stripper pole in the middle of the room. Everything is kind of hazy here because I had been up for like 40 hours straight plus the drinking and what not. I’m pretty sure I passed out on the couch and got molested by Langston for a while. I hear it was pretty good.
When they finally got me awake we headed down through the Hard Rock hotel and we came out by the pool. Why do drunk people always end up near a pool? Langston herself had explicitly told me that she was not to have Tequila because when she has it, her clothes come off. Within the blink of an eye, her clothes were off and she and Shaddock were in the pool. I don’t think I fully comprehended what was happening because if I had I probably would have been freaking out a little since she was skinny dipping in a pool at a hotel we weren’t staying at, at like 7 at night. Anyway, we made it out of there without the cops being called or spotted hopefully.
I am pretty sure at this point we flagged down a cab and headed back to the ship. It was $80 to get from the base to downtown and $70 to get back. I couldn’t believe it, thank God there were 4 of us splitting it. The cab ride home was quite fun, I was chatting up the cab driver and Shaddock was in the back seat with the door cracked open throwing up the whole way back. It was pretty awesome.
How am I feeling today? I kind of feel like I am in a cloud and even though we are moored at the Pier it feels like we are moving. I am kind of upset that we can not get off the boat today. It’s not my duty day and everybody else in my duty section could go to the Navy exchange but that is not applying to Radio. Oh well! We are getting back underway this afternoon and then it’s off to Thailand. That port visit is gonna make this one seem tame. I gotta find new liberty buddies though because if I went out with these people I would most certainly be liberty risk if not arrested.
8 hours left till I can sleep!
