Not surprising, given that we live on an island, we can be found most Saturdays at the beach. We spend the day relaxing, talking with friends, snorkeling, and diving. One of my favorite beaches is in the idyllic village of Sa'ilele, and we went for another visit yesterday. After an hour-plus drive, our journey ends as the road turns into sand. Sa'ilele is a tiny village, with only about eight houses, but they do have a church. The people of the village used to hike to another village before they got their own church. The traditional trail connecting the two villages is still there and I plan to hike it at some point.
We went with several of our friends so there were plenty of kids for Emma to play with. She led the tree climbing and of course had to be the highest kid in the tree. It is cool that Emma is diversifying her tree climbing resume; with mango, banyan, and other tropical trees. Just about everytime we're outside, she's looking for a tree to climb.
Emma was off having a picnic with her friends in their fort of the day. She came over to me and asked if I had seen her bag of sun chips. I thought it was strange that she could lose a bag of chips, but I joined her in the search. We soon found the chips, with a dog's face buried inside!
Despite the theft of the chips, it was nice to see a healthy dog. There is a huge dog problem on our island. There are stray, neglected, sickly dogs all over. Sa'ilele is a beautiful village-- it is clean, the houses are well-kept, and even the dogs are pretty and happy. At some point I will have to give a more balanced view of American Samoa, and post pictures of some of the not-so-attractive places. Maybe I'm still trying to sell our island to gain potential visitors! I am really missing our family and friends.
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