Namua Island
Namua Island is a small island on the southwest corner of Upolu. There is one resort with no electricity. Their water source is from storage tanks.
Getting to Namua Island
The only way over to the island is by small boat.
Beach Fales
The accommodations are a beach fale right by the water. The tarp can be raised to let the ocean breezes in or lowered to keep the rain out.
Luckily they come equipped with mosquito nets.
Hike to the top of the mountain
A group of Senior Missionaries hiked to the top of the mountain. We enjoyed beautiful vistas on the mountain top
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Flying Foxes - (bats)
On the top of the mountain we saw large bats they call Flying Foxes. They are nearly 1.5 feet tall with over 3 foot wing spans.
During the day, they hang from tree branches.
We threw a few sticks and rock out to stir them up.
Video of Flying Foxes
At dusk, hundreds of Flying Foxes swarm the sky, as they go to the main island for food
Lunch with a school group from New Zealand
A group of middle school students came to Samoa to donate sports supplies to some of the schools as a humanitarian project. The resort fixed us a Umu style lunch (cooking on hot rocks with food wrapped in banana leaves) The students performed some traditional Maori dances from New Zealand .
Crab Races
In additional to snorkeling, shell hunting, eating and reading, the Senior Missionaries picked their favorite Hermit Crabs and had crab races to see which ones could cross the circle in the sand first. .
Major Relaxing
Bud finally got to try out his hammock. A great way to have a little get-away.
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