Samoa Christmas 2010-Sauniatu

For this Christmas break we decided to explore our neighbors to the west—Upolu and Savaii.

Itinerary was something like this:

Monday to Monday

Apia, Sauniatu, Pesega, Ferry to Savaii, Aganoa, Vaisala, Ferry to Upolu, Sauniatu again, and Home

We began and ended our trip in Sauniatu, a quiet village in the mountains of Upolu. This village was a gathering place for early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Samoa. It is still owned by the Church and today is the site of various welfare farming projects, a primary school, a historic graveyard, a series of fales with carvings representing Samoan legends, and a fantastic waterfall!

Ephraim was asked to help them set up a fish farm, so we were lucky to stay in a lovely house on the property.

It was so relaxing and fun to hang out in such a beautiful place.

"Voi-laaaa!"

Ella was dancing like Billy Blanks, crackin me up.

And playing in the swimming hole and waterfall were some of the highlights of the trip! FYI, Ephraim’s backflip, still got it.