I never thought I would say this, but 3 months on the island have come and gone with a speed I have a hard time comprehending. Only now am I getting my photos together, chronicling the past 3 months. Here is a picture-led recap:
Around Isla Tutuila
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| View of Pago Harbor from Vatia |
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| Two Dollar Beach |
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| Turtle & Shark Site Vaitogi |
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| Fishermen at Turtle & Shark Site |
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| Matafao |
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| Utulei Beach Park |
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| Mt. Alava & the Starkist Tuna Cannery |
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| View from the top of Mt. Alava |
Rugby, a superior sport
Part of the Flag Day festivities in April was the Marist Pago Sevens Rugby Tournament. Teams from American Samoa and Western Samoa were represented (Western Samoa took 2nd in the Rugby World Cup this year, beaten only by Fiji). There were also a few team members and representatives from the New Zealand All Blacks.
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche
Another Flag Day attraction was the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche. The Waesche and its crew came to port in honor of the Flag Day celebration. We were lucky enough to be invited for a tour as well as watch the Fautasi Finals from aboard the ship.
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| Fautasis are long (dragon type) boats rowed by a crew of 40 (I think) |
Pago Pago & Malaeloa
To all of our wonderful friends and family who send mail to a strange PO Box in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this is what the "city" of Pago Pago, American Samoa looks like. I have also included a few pictures of our house and village in Malaeloa.
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| Not actually in our village, this is in Vaitogi. Malaeloa is an evacuation zone |
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"Zombie Dogs" are a huge issue here.
And you thought the Sarah Mclaughlin commercial was bad! |
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| Aiga (family) buses play incredibly loud Samoan hip hop |
Hobie & Friends
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| We walk the road to Vatia...lots of people stopped to see what was "wrong" |
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| Hobie and Jorge wearing their Ies |
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| The Young Family |
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| Hobie's buddy "Pikasone" |
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