While Heather was here visiting, we tried to get out and see things after I finished surgeries in the mornings. On this day, we went to see the National Marine Sanctuary at Fagatele Bay and also at Larsen’s bay (Fagalua and Fogama’a Bays). It wasn’t a good day for snorkeling or diving – too much incoming swell plus we missed high tide by several hours! But they are beautiful places to spend a little time…
(click on any picture for a slideshow)
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- Start of the hiking. I should have taken pics of the road and the gate!
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- Sabrina and Heather
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- Map of the area
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- New coconut palms starting
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- Nice gingers along the trail
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- And hibiscus
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- Overlook into Fagatele
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- Caves at the far side of the bay
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- Flower of the fish poison tree (the seeds are pods that were used to kill fish).
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- On the beach
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- Looking along the side of the bay
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- Overlook of Larsen’s
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- Closer view of the reef
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- Heather and I on the beach at Larsen’s
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- Narrow bay entrance
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- Heather looking for shells
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- Too much swell made for very murky snorkeling
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- Small tidepools had this anenome
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- and also these hermit crabs
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- The actual crab is so colorful!
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- We stopped along the shore at Vaitogi on our way back
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- Lava fields
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- And blowholes.
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- Villagers playing cricket.
(mis)adventures 