Ofu Beach

... my bed.  I wanted to catch the sunrise.  I mounted one of the bikes the lodge let us use, and headed off towards the beach.  The dogs bolted out of the house after me, exstatic to have a companion for a morning run.  I got to the ...

... were able to see the milky way just as clear as if the moon was not at the top of the sky.  We walked to the beach and layed there staring up at the wonder of the shadow of earth. I have seen  eclipses before but not anywhere near as grand and ...

... here for the first time was an experience of itself.  The plane starts descending, and you think he is going to land right on the beach, which you just clear, and then stop right before ending up on the other beach.  Anyways, enjoy the ...

... on white bread, not that I am complaining, we were on Ofu.  Straight after lunch we headed for a walk down the beach from the lodge.  Immediately you run into loads of large black rocks. The five dogs that were to become our ...

... the beach, the excitement of the smoke-filled plane (see yesterday's posting), or the bat-watching, too. We took a long beach walk yesterday afternoon - the shore is covered in pristine coral fragments, shells, and is free from trash (unfortunately, I ...