weekends. The best spots get taken by 7 or 8 in the morning. Locals set up
tents, picnic tables, and barbeque pits and then spend the day cooking, eating,
drinking, swimming, snorkeling, boogie boarding, fishing, and hanging out on the
sand.
During the week the beach is a little more deserted, but there is almost always a
steady stream of SCUBA divers coming in and out of the water. There are two
entry points for divers at Obyan Beach. Both are marked with a buoy. One is
right in front of the parking area and the other is a few hundred meters to the
East.
In addition to a great view of Tinian, you can also find two Japanese World War II
era pillboxes (one is right next to the road, the other takes some exploring) and
the ruins of a latte stone house, the eight stones of which date back to 1500 BC.
To get to Obyan Beach take the pothole filled road south of the airport east until
you get to a brown and yellow sign that reads Obyan Beach. Drive down the
coral aggregate road, which tends to wash out during the rainy season, and park
in the paved parking area at the bottom.
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