Paget Caves

We started early, 0900. One Respritory Tech, two ICU nurses, a L&D nurse and a pilot. We started our hike to Paget Caves. In the Guam Hiking Guide it was advertised easy to medium difficulty, marked path, wide enough to drive for a distance then only brief areas of steep trails. Yea...right. 1.6 miles down and 1.6 miles up. Elevation change of 450 feet, some parts with ropes to help, little colored ribbons tied to branches to keep us on the trail. I walk faster than most people so I took the lead. Down down down until I spotted a cave opening. Flash lights came out of backpacks then down down down into the earth.

Another 50 feet we found clear cool water in the pitch blackness. In we went, through another opening all hunched over, worried about bats or bugs or fish or more crabs...we entered into a huge chamber. The water was almost too cool but after sweating through the jungle it felt great and thrilling to swim underground. Our laughter echoed and our flashlight found more secret holes to explore.

After leaving the caves we hicked to the ocean....another quarter mile. The limestone cliffs and waves were magnificant. It was time to return, we all had to work...me at 1500 the rest at 2300. The hike up was a killer, I had a brief moment that death would be better than gasping for air with sweat running into my eyes.

Today...my legs are screaming...boy I'm out of shape....

Paget Cave main entrance.


Main chamber, 80 x 50 feet and about thirty feet high in the middle.
Crystal clean fresh water.