After Aganoa we traveled west on the south coast road and up the west coast until we got to Vaisala. It all looked very similar to the Big Island of Hawaii. They even nicknamed Savaii "The Big Island" (which probably has nothing to do with Hawaii, and just the fact that it's the biggest island of Samoa.)
Savaii is very remote. There are few stores, one traffic light, and many villages living a traditional way of life. We saw a lot of horses, pigs, cows, and chickens. Thousands of fales, dozens of churches, and few other tourists. It was a quiet, slow-paced feeling on the island. If you ever need a change of pace, this is your spot.
It was a great place to spend Christmas because there's nothing to buy and no place to shop. Especially not on the holidays. Clutter-free Christmas.
We drove over to Le Lagoto, a luxury resort, for lunch and that was just about all we could afford to do there. We couldn't justify spending $400 USD a night for a family bungalow, so we returned to a more affordable, although eclectic family room at old Vaisala Hotel.
All through the trip Ella and Isaac alternated between singing "Feliz Navidad" and "Manuia le Kerisimasi".
Our continental breakfast included papaya, pineapple, lime, toast, butter, pineapple marmalade, and kokosamoa.
After a morning of swim and snorkel, we had to head back to the wharf for our ferry back to Upolu. We should've taken more photos of Savaii, but it's stuff that we see everyday, so we didn't. Sorry. But we did like this. It is a barber shop. Fale Oti Ulu. House of Cutting Hair, but literally House of Killing Heads. Would you like to get your hair done there?
And then back on the ferry for our pleasure cruise back to Upolu. Isaac was funny because, the further west we traveled the more he complained. He always wanted to go back to the island we'd come from.
My honest feelings about the ride.
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