Ulog#35 Guam part 4 Two Lovers Point

Hi guys!

Our Family friend decided to bring me to one of the tourist spots here in Guam. They brought me to a place called Two Lovers Point or Puntan Dos Amantes.

Here's the Legend
Long ago, in the time when Spain ruled Guam, there was a proud family living in Hagatña, the capital city. The father was a wealthy Spanish aristocrat and the mother was the daughter of a great Chamorro chief. The family owned land and were held in high esteem by all, Chamorro and Spanish alike.

Their daughter was a beautiful girl, admired by all for her honesty, modesty, and perfectly natural charm. Her beauty bestowed the greatest pride and dignity unto her family.

One day, the girl’s father arranged for her to take a powerful Spanish captain as her husband. When the girl discovered this, she was so distraught that she ran from Hagåtña all the way to the north of Guam until she found a secluded and peaceful shore.

There, on the moonlit shore, she met and fell in love with a young warrior from a very modest Chamorro family. He was gentle, with a strong build, and had eyes that searched for meaning in the stars.

When the girl’s father learned of the two lovers, he grew angry and demanded that she marry the Spanish captain at once. That day at sundown, she stole away to the same high point along the shore and once again met her Chamorro lover.

Her father, along with the captain, and all the Spanish soldiers pursued the lovers up to the high cliff above Tumon Bay. The lovers found themselves trapped between the edge of the cliff and the approaching soldiers. All the young warrior could do was warn them to stay back, and the father ordered the soldiers to halt.

The lovers tied their long black hair into a single knot. Acting as if they were entirely alone, they looked deeply into each other’s eyes and kissed for the final time. Then, they leaped over the long, deep cliff into the roaring waters below.

The girl’s father and all who remained rushed to the edge to stare in great anguish.

Since that day, Chamorros have looked to the jutting peak above Tumon Bay with reverence. The two lovers remain a symbol of true love–a love in which two souls are entwined forever in life and in death. Thereafter, the high point on the cliff was known as Puntan Dos Amantes, or Two Lovers Point.
This was taken from puntandosmantes

As soon as you enter you would see this wall of art that summarizes the legend and it says FORBIDDEN, DEVOTION, DESPAIR, TRAGEDY and FOREVER. I just noticed now that there was a cat in that photo.

You're really going to LOVE this place when you go there.

There were a lot of love locks that were placed here.

Most of the writings in the love locks were in Japanese.

This is the view that overlooks the Philippine sea. Too bad it was kinda gloomy when I took a photo.

When you look below this is what you'll see.

The water was so clear!

And I was tightly holding my phone while taking photos.

On top of that cliff was a restaurant. And we went there afterwards.

The funny thing was when my sister told me to bring her 2×2 Picture and take photos of it wherever I went.

So, how's a better way to enjoy the view?

By drinking an iced cold beer!

I'm so thankful to the family that brought me here and treated me.

Thanks for reading!

"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
~ Kinky Friedman

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