I was very saddened to hear the news that a man drowned at Tanguisson yesterday.

My friend Roel and I went looking for a place to swim and snorkel yesterday afternoon. While driving through East Agana, Piti and down to Agat I noticed the surf was a little rough. I pulled up to the beach in Agat and we just sat in the car a few minutes, surveying the water. After some discussion we decided to drive further south to Merizo where the water was a lot calmer.

I know you're thinking, Merizo?! That's a long way to drive just to get in the water!

It was a bit of a drive, but I really don't mess around when it comes to water safety, especially when I'm with friends. I know I could not live with an accidental drowning on my conscience.

But about Merizo. It was so nice and calm. We swam out towards Cocos Island, and I have to admit that after 20 or so yards of not being able to see anything down below me because the water gets really deep and blue, I started to feel a little nervous thinking that something could come out of nowhere and swallow me whole. I have a pretty active imagination. :P