{"id":2259,"date":"2010-11-16T15:27:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T05:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.astroblastro.com\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2010-11-16T15:27:17","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T05:27:17","slug":"sayonara-saipan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astroblastro.com\/?p=2259","title":{"rendered":"Sayonara Saipan!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My second to last day on Saipan, the day I should have been packing my bags and cleaning my apartment “ours party team” instead took a splendid (gratis!) day trip to Managaha, that speck of sand sticking out of the Saipan lagoon.<\/p>\n

The party team is from left to right are Nika (a.k.a. Mia), Emma and Vyka (a.k.a. Richi). The trip was Vyka’s brainchild. For various reasons we hadn’t all gotten together for weeks and she was determined for us all to meet one last time. I’m glad she did.<\/p>\n

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The girls have had a long standing, open invitation for joyrides to Managaha from the boat operator (Bongo at Seahorse Tours) and we had a blast getting out there.<\/p>\n

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We enjoyed a few blissful hours on that lovely island. In between dips in the salt sea and over beers we told each other stories about what we’d seen and done since we had been together last. A really beautiful and wonderful way to top off the past months we’ve shared together on this gorgeous (and crazy) island.<\/p>\n

What else could any of us ask for? <\/p>\n

Parasailing! That’s what!<\/h1>\n

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