Talofofo Falls Resort Park felt like an abandoned amusement park. Complete with bumper cars and a haunted house. Boar and boonie dogs walk around the park freely. There is an old monorail that consists of a flat bed with folding chairs. You take your own life in your hands riding on it! We opted out of that ride. The main attraction is the waterfalls. We took a cable car down to see them.
Once at the bottom, we hiked around the various falls.
Talofofo Falls is also the site of Sergeant Soichi Yokoi´s cave. Yokoi was a Japanese soldier who hid in the jungles of Guam for 28 years. During World War II the Japanese seized Guam from the U.S. American forces liberated the island in the 1944 Battle of Guam, Yokoi went into hiding with two other Japanese soldiers. He remained in hiding until 1972 when Chamorro hunters discovered him.
The two other soldiers died of either starvation or food positioning while in hiding in 1964. This is a shrine to those soldiers.
Although they call it a "cave", it is more like a hole. This is where Yokoi lived by himself for 28 years.
The park was interesting but really needs a makeover. I was thinking about offering to re-write some of the signs.
The falls are beautiful and at one time people spent the day swimming in the waters. To our disappointment they no longer allow this.
Gab Gab is very deep and we saw divers down below. I am really excited and geared up to get scuba certified.
These guys even hung out with Michelle and I for a while. I think they liked our energy.
It feels so good to overcome my fear of the water. In Guam the barracuda are small and sharks are scarce. I have learned to relax and enjoy the scenery and company. The underwater world is a true gem of Guam.
Once at the bottom, we hiked around the various falls.
Talofofo Falls is also the site of Sergeant Soichi Yokoi´s cave. Yokoi was a Japanese soldier who hid in the jungles of Guam for 28 years. During World War II the Japanese seized Guam from the U.S. American forces liberated the island in the 1944 Battle of Guam, Yokoi went into hiding with two other Japanese soldiers. He remained in hiding until 1972 when Chamorro hunters discovered him.
Although they call it a "cave", it is more like a hole. This is where Yokoi lived by himself for 28 years.
The park was interesting but really needs a makeover. I was thinking about offering to re-write some of the signs. 
The falls are beautiful and at one time people spent the day swimming in the waters. To our disappointment they no longer allow this. 
The hike is about two hours total. This is a hilly hike through the jungle and is not too difficult. However, we went during mid-day so it was very hot! When we reached the bay there was a old Spanish style bridge that laid over the Sella river, beautiful.
Although there was no cliff scaling or river trucking, it was still a fantastic hike. At the end we were greeted by a swarm of Guamanian killer mosquitoes so we booked it out of there!
