Next stop on our whistle stop tour of Samoa was Lalomanu Beach. We drove around the coast through many beautiful villages to the north and north east of the island before rounding the corner on to the south side and passing Namu'a where Adam and I paddled our Kayak.
Lalomanu beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Samoa with white sands and is an excellent spot for snorkelling and looking at the fish and coral. We had booked, or so I thought, to stay in the Taufua beach fales. Upon arrival though we found that our booking had been lost and so had to enter into some negotiation as to whether there were 2 rooms for us or not!! In the end Latika and Hedley were allocated a beach fale with views from out the tarpaulan to the sea and Adam and I took one of the fales set back a bit behind the others but with a small verandah and table that would be useful for drinks later on!
As the weather was not that warm (did I just say that?) we went for a walk exploring along the beach. You will see from the photos the massive clam shells we found and we also came back with bits of coral, shells and other treasures (which to be honest are at home now and smelling a bit fishey!!) We watched some of the local children race bottle tops down roads they had made in the sand and also looked to see what we could spot in the tide pools. Adam and Latika reakoned they spotted an eel .... Just a little one!
On the way back (Hedley was keeping an eye on the time and Happy 2 Hours was due to start) I decided it was time to tackle a Coconut tree so Latika pointed out a reasonable one and off I went to climb up it. It was a bit freaky and quite high up but with a bit of crawling and shimmying I managed to get close enough to the top that I couldn't turn back without picking a coconut! Grabbing hold of a sturdy frond I stood up and had to twist the coconut before it would fall down. Pretty happy with that. This nut was later named Louis (after Robert Louis Stevenson of course) but no matter how hard we tried no one would open it up for us (stupid dumb tourists climbing trees aye - jeeze!) I have now found out that that tree won't fruit again as women are not meant to climb. Oh well at least there are plenty of others here in Samoa!!
Happy 2 hours turned into a number of "blue" drinks for me and various other coctails for the others. The evening meal was great. Plenty of food served at one long table to all the guests around 7.00pm.
The next morning it was up for another "last supper" type breakfast before heading out to do some snorkelling. I was pleased that the day had dawned a bit sunnier than the one before however you will see photographic evidence of why it is not a good idea to fall asleep under the so called shade of a coconut tree!! You will see lots of underwater photos on Flickr too. What an amazing sight. Snorkelling around here is just fantastic and there is always something to look at. This time round I was particularly amazed at the schools of fish that swam below and around me. Close enough to touch. Awesome.
And what a way to top off a great day but to sit back for another Happy 2 Hours with netball friends Ray and Mary and their family who had come over to stay for a night. Many laughs and netball stories told this night as I'm sure you can imagine!
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