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Go on...slap him!
On the road, heading south to Lalomanu, we stopped off to view the Sopoaga Waterfall.
We paid 10 tala to walk into someone's backyard, from where they had a brilliant view of the waterfall.
The woman there looked a bit surprised when we walked through the gate and greeted her with a "talofa. o a mai oe?" I must've said it right …
One big hole in the ground
To-Sua Trench was another stop on our way to Lalomanu. I hadn't heard of it, until the night before when the kiwi woman living at Tafitoala insisted that we pay it a visit - and I'm so glad we did!!
We paid our 10 tala entry to a Jehovah's Witness in a hut, who vaguely waved his hand in the direction we should head, before disappearing …
The true meaning of "Island Time"
(And I thought leaving Morocco took patience...)
If ever you want to perfect your Zen waiting skills, I suggest requesting a rental car in rural Samoa. Time will cease to have any meaning. The hours will blend together. You will learn to stare at the ceiling and study the variations in the flecks of white paint. And it will still not be …
Die Insel ‘Upolu
Auf der kleineren, aber Hauptinsel 'Upolu haben wir weitere 9 Tage verbracht. Leider, denn eigentlich hatten wir mit 11 Tagen geplant. Doch ein rechtzeitiger Blick von Doreen auf das Flugticket zeigte uns, dass wir bereits am 2. August Samoa verlassen müssen. Wie hätten wir wohl geschaut, wenn wir erst am 4. August am Flughafen gestanden hätten.
An Unexpected Treat
... hip-shaking, knee-clanking dancing, and sermon-like chanting. What a difference a thousand miles makes! We were a part of the 50th Anniversary of Samoan Independence, as well as the cultural festival of Teuila (their name for the red flower of the torch ginger.) All of the lamp posts downtown were adorned with fresh palm-frond woven vases filled with fresh teuila flowers. What a pleasant way to spruce up a city! We went to the first night of ...