Rota is the smallest of the developed Mariana Islands, only has about 1,000 residents, and was skipped over in the bombing and burning during WWII so it doesn't have the erosion-control plants (tanga tanga and ironwood trees) that were introduced to save the soil after Tinian and Saipan were ravaged. It has a bird sanctuary (probably for all the poor refugees trying to escape the brown tree snakes on Guam) and a latte stone quarry. Latte stones are monoliths with a bowl-shaped capstone. According to one website, "Their precise use remains one of the great mysteries of the Pacific to this day."
I've never been to Rota, but I hear it has great diving and snorkeling, white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, a turquoise lagoon, palm trees swaying in the breeze, brightly colored tropical fish, moonlit nights, ylang ylang,....
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Ya know, Mum, everywhere has moonlit nights. Hate to break that to you--well, except for places with a disgusting amount of light pollution--but most places I've lived do.
Sounds like fun. I think Rota is probably kind of like Kauai in Hawaii--the other islands are pretty, but Kauai is spoken of in hushed tones. An untouched paradise--if that's what your paradise looks like. (Rota, not Kauai.)
Sounds wonderful! Have a great time.
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