Apia, Samoa
13° 49' S 171° 44' W
Sep 20, 2004 23:19
Distance 1199km

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Breakfast room at Seipepa- breakfast was at 7.30am every morning and you had to sit with your legs crossed Unripe coconuts Cat in our room under mozzie net - if you didn't use your mozzie net you got about 50 bites on your legs, as I unfortunately found out when I tried it! Me and Paedar (med studetn from Edinburgh) at breakfast Back of Samoan bus (attempting to copy LP front cover!) Another back of Samoan bus Waterfall Cheesy pic of me with waterfall Weird and wonderful plants Lalomano beach View to sea from fale Ultra-strong cocktails View to island View across to island Jillian, Cat and I in beach fale The 'I'm on a beach, you're not' picture Bahai'i temple Palm leaves Yummy breakfast - brekkie was usually papaya (aka 'spewfruit' due to smell), bread, banana and sometimes egg with 'cacao Samoa' on Wednesdays Cat and I at breakfast Maketi fou (food market) Turtle! Ferry over to Savai'i - for some reason as yet undiscovered most people lie down on the floor. Maybe it's to prevent seasickness? Boys on ferry View from our fale at Tanu's in Manase Dr. Catherine in Tuasivi Dr. Charlotte in Tuasivi Another happy patient... Scythe wound that had been left a week The hospital in Tuasivi - it was built by the Japanese and hence is a lovely building but unfortunately that's not much good when you've run out of ECG tape and the only blood tests you can do are FBC! Lazy cat with a wheelbarrow full of cocoa pods Cocoa pods Church in Manase Breadfruit tree - breadfruit is absolutely disgusting and tastes more like porridge than bread Beach at Tanu's I have a tan!! Cat on the beach at Tanu's Sunset Cat's pictures for painting Cat's digi pictures for painting Another sunset Picking coconuts Climbing coconut tree at sunset Footprints in the sand Playing in the water - palm leaves are used as flaots Children playing in the sea Sunset - again Moi on the beach Such hard work! Must stop the sunset pics... Part of the Tanu family Tanu family brother and sister Climbing the cocnut tree Boys on the beach at Tanu's More of the Tanu family Playing 'jump off the tree' Jump off the coconut tree part 2 Family 'fia-fia' at Tanu's One of the Tanu family girls dancing Fire dancing Teaching them the way it should be young! Fire dancing Beach party at Tanu's Girl at the turtle reserve Turtle! 96 year old turtle Cat with the ferry for Savai'i Turtle sanctuary Girl playing with my now radioactive-orange hair Old turtle again and again... Second degree sunburn Cat in the sea in Manase Front of local bus Little boy with impetigo Eczema Cat trapped in the car by small children Samoan teenager Driving along the deserted roads Sunset on West Savai'i Inside of fale Me at the blowholes - not very attractive pic thanks Cat! Blowholes View from the blowholes Me trying to pose! Trying to pose again Another view from the blowholes Family at ferry terminal Buses Me at Lalomano beach Hannah and Helena at Lalomano beach Ben and Ruth at Lalomano Our yute! Mini waterfall Woman selling tarot Asleep on the ferry Friends in the bus Anwen in the head office of the ministry of transport! Multipurpose shop Moody children at Safua Hotel Anwen with garland that we were given in Safua Food by served by half-naked local people... The photogenic palm! The photogenic palm! Lava field Close-up of lava Carrying food Leaving a trail of dust on the cross island dirt track Scenery on top of the island Anwen covered in dust after driving along the off-road track in Savai'i with the windows open Me covered in dust after our dirt track experience Part of the Lalomalava village family we stayed with Anwen playing kiddie's kirikiti More of the family... And more... Anannoa beach- it was the most beautiful beach I've ever seen and I've seen quite a few now! Ananoa beach Selling bananas at the market Coast scenery Me on the coast Schoolyard Man dragging coconut palm to throw in the blowholes Blowholes Blowholes Anwen and dodgy Samoan bloke Me and Anwen in fale Driving in Savai'i Driving in Savai'i Church ruined in cyclone View from church Man we gave a lift to Tala'i and Helen Anwen and Helen Lalomalava family Lalomalava family looking at pictures of my family Lalomalava family Family home Rugby sevens in Savai'i Children at rugby game Spot the palagi! Village church Other med students at Seipepa Assan Issy and Kieran Issy and Jenny Me and Surekha Fa'afafine show at Club Tropicana Fa'afafine show at Club Tropicana Fa'afafine show at Club Tropicana Showtime, Surekha and Jenny at Fao Fao fales Randoms at club Robert Jenny squeezing into our hire car Showtime doing his best model-fa'afafine look Surekha eating dubious looking coconut and fish Randoms at club Random pictures of some people I met on a beach as sun was setting Simon (Belfast med student) Replica of palm trees and storm from Vanuatu Kids on beach, South Upolu Sunset south Upolu Sitting on Lalomano beach Sunset on south Upolu Child in South Upolu Child in S Upolu Children in S Upolu Childtren in S Upolu Children in S Upolu Children in S Upolu It isn't a traditional tattoo but it's petty impressive - most people in Samoa have tattooos; the traditional ones are still most common, but more modern ones are slowly creeping in Kids in S Upolu Anwen and random girl Young couple in S Upolu - it took about half an hour to get rid of all the other kids so they could have a picture of just the two of them Kids in S Upolu Kids in S Upolu Girl in S Upolu Me and Showtime (aka Hirene) from Lighthouse at FaoFao fales in S upolu Me and Showtime (aka Hirene) from Lighthouse at FaoFao fales in S Upolu Kids on beach in S Upolu Kids on beach in S Upolu Kids on beach in S Upolu George taking pictures of kids on the beach Kids on the beach in S Upolu Kids on the beach in S Upolu Esha (from Imperial) at FaoFao Fire dancing - one of Samoa's national sports! Kids in S Upolu Fiafia (literally = Showtime and Surekha (aka 'Mrs Showtime') Showtime asleep - payback for him sneaking into our fale to take pics of us Much vodka! Another one of Showtime and Surekha after much vodka! Jenny Me playing cards at FaoFao and trying in vain not to get sunburnt Jenny with some of Showtime's family Showtime's family Showtime's sister in law and nephews View driving through central Upolu View driving through central Upolu View driving through ventral Upolu My car! View driving through central Upolu - sometimes it closely resembled something out of Jurassic Park! People dressed for White Sunday service White Sunday service at church Showtime's mum George (fellow med student) George Church on White Sunday Children dressed in new clothes for White Sunday White Sunday dinner at Lighthouse Izzy (med student from Edinburgh), Kieran, Jenny and Joe Surekha being taught how to play pool by a random! Robert Watching TV at Lighthouse and sleeping after dinner Rica from Seipepa at FaoFao Surekha Nick Burying Nick as part of him losing a round of spoons Job finished! Showtime climbing a coconut tree as his dare for having lost at spoons - very impressive! At the top of the tree We took great care to make Nick's sand-mermaid good! Showtime does fa'afafine (drag queen) Jenny, Nick, Izzy, Showtime and Surekha Draggy and his mum Traditional medicine applied to itchy hand Resus room at the hospital Being measured-up for a dress X-ray of ?empyema Showtime and Esha Craft stalls at the market Ahsan (Edinburgh med student) Ahsan,. Surekha and me dressed up warm on a cold day Ahsan Surekha and Morten wearing soem traditional bits and bobs Surekha and very attractive head-dress Traditional dancing Traditional dancing Robert and cousin My dress being made! Putting the finishing touches to my puletasi Puletasis (traditional women's outfit) at market Market stall Jenny tries on an armband at the market Drinking 'ava (kava) at the market Surekha with some of her 60kg (I kid you not) of clothes Nice shorts! Draggy Ahsan and little Samoan - we all thought that all Samoan babies look like little buddhas Izzy at market Showtime's tattoo behind the bar at Lighthouse - the perfect place to collapse after a hard night! Breadfruit, tarot and banana for sale at maketi fou Kieran Showtime Izzy and Jenny's fale at Seipepa Jenny behind the bar at 'On the Rocks' where she got a job as a barmaid Sign for Seipepa My fale was the upstairs one Fale Mats and Sia (owners of Seipepa) Esha Joe at work Robert at work Tappa - the only Samoan medical student who is famed for having an entire medical school built for him! Izzy and Dan Eve and Esha Night out at On the Rocks Random bloke I kept bumping into Fautasi race - it's basically rowing but with 50 people to a boat! Littel girl watching Fautasi racing Fautasi race Fautasi race Little boy at Apia harbour Lady at Apia harbour Miriama who worked at Lighthouse - she did lots of odd jobs and here she's painting a murial Guy at shop on way to sliding rocks Bus coming to pick us up from Papasee'a sliding rocks Dan inspecting pictures of him sliding down 5m rock Papasee'a sliding rocks Papasee'a sliding rocks Lady selling flowes in street - if your flower is behind your right ear you're married, left ear you're single Hanah (from GKT) with lampshade! 'ava drinking Surreptitious drinking of Vailima in Apia Cat in taxi in Apia Random kids! Necklaces for sale at market 'ava bowls for sale at market Wooden crafts for sale at market Littel girl at market Selling necklackes at craft fair - I think this little boy was probably a fa'afafine Weaving sleeping mats - they are used both to sleep on and to cover all of the floow in all houses and fales Craft stall of school that I went to look round Traditionall-patterned printed fabrics Part of the Teuila (=red ginger=flower is the national emblem of Samoa) festival Teuila festival Strange lump on knee Game at Teuila festival Lunch at Lighthouse Me with traditional necklace Church singing competition as part of Teuila festival Church singing competition Hospital pharmacy Bananas for sale at market Baha'i temple My wildlife photographer attempt Ceiling at Baha'i temple Palm tree at Return to Paradise beach Me on palm tree at Return to Paradise beach I think Paedar's friends will be quite jealous when they see this one! Cat laying in the water and reading and fully clothes! Swimming at Return to Paradise Cat in South Upolu More beaches! View across central Upolu Gillian (med student from Edinburgh) The family that own FaoFao Fales at FaoFao Cat having a quiet moment Fale Small village shop - if nothing else, it's bound to sell Vailima! Me, Cat and Gillian at FaoFao Me, Cat, Gillian, Paedar and Dan at FaoFao Dan and Paedar Cat at waterfall and swimming hole - it wasn't that impressive because we had arrived at the end of the dry season Waterfall Go Cat! Cat swimming Cat doing the Timotei ad but not very well! Gillian Paedar - master of cheest shots Traditional dancing dress Me and random dancer at Aggie Grey's Hotel Aggie Grey's FiaFia Aggie Grey's Fiafia Aggie Grey's Fiafia Me at Blowholes Cat at Blowholes We thought these were the blowholes then realised actually they weren't! Cat looking at the supposed blowholes Me at blowholes Sunset on Savai'i Palm trees on way to blowholes Sunset on Savai'i Sun setting as we were driving Cat trapped in car by curious kids! Canopy walkway Canopy walkway guide View down from banyan tree Banyan tree detail Banyan tree detail Me at top of banyan tree Canopy walkway View from top of banyan tree View from top of Banyan tree Cat on canopy walkway - not extremely sturdy looking planks of wood and metal ladders tied together with string! Beach, S Upolu Lady weaving mats Part fale, part modern house Close up of nice-coloured plant Kid on Ananoa beach Coconut tree Turtle sanctuary Child we looked after for the day whilst her mum went to the doctor Turtle sanctuary Child at turtle sanctuary Turtle!