Savaii, Samoa Western

... one day. Unfortunately we ran out of time for the leisurely loop around the island by getting stuck on the beach in Savaii island. And finally, a great big shout out to Mo (of Herkmo inc.) for encouraging us, no strongarming us, into including Samoa ...

A travel blog entry by jmo
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... lava.  A dirty venture but quite cool. Our last part of the day took us to the edge of today, at the most western point in the world.  We sat and watched the sun begin to set and listened to the waves lapping against the dark lava rock.& ...

... aigas. At each level of society everything is presented beautifully. Samoans are still resisting, to a great degree, being consumed by western culture, and this is refreshing to see. Life remains ostensibly fairly simple and there is no denying a lack of ...

... have started a special needs school in Apia, assisted Vic's school in adopting a special needs program and got everyone is Savaii with special needs together for the first time. Their work is unprecedented here in Samoa. I was lucky enough to be in ...