In April 2016, I came to this country that was a word away from the Samoyed dog.
Samoa is an island nation that floats in the South Pacific, with a population of less than 200,000. It is said that it was inhabited 3,000 years ago, where did these people come from?
Samoa used to be called Western Samoa, Apia is the capital, but it is very small, it seems to be smaller than our fourth-tier cities, it is estimated that walking for more than an hour is also almost a walk.
There are many mixed-race Chinese here, because there were thousands of Chinese workers who worked here. At present, there are many Chinese here, most of them are engaged in chain supermarkets, I heard that the work is very good, and the relationship with the locals is also good. It seems that the people who come out now are very qualified.
I met a very nice Chinese person here who is doing business here. Gave me a lot of help and also drove me around Apia.
There is a popular farmer's market here, fruits and vegetables are available, and local fruits are cheap.
It was their bus, each one was gorgeous, and if I sat on it, I wouldn't turn into a gypsy.
The red-skinned yellow-cored bananas Bought at the market were delicious, and I was eating red bananas for the first time.
Baked breadfruit, I also ate for the first time. It is said that after the children here were born, the father planted a few bread trees, and when the children grew up, they did not worry about eating for the rest of their lives. Almost every home here has a bread tree.
In Samoa, there are bread trees that make it easy to raise a family. People can not grow food, do not import food, as long as there are bread trees, they can do nothing for a year.
A bit of a sharp brother look no? Watch me take a picture and swing over to pose. Cloth aprons and flip-flops are the men's signature outfits here.
Take a closer look, and the abs, fitness instructor part-time begging? But that stick should not be a dog stick, it is a billiard club, haha.
Chartered a car for a day trip around the island and the driver was very nice to the locals. Because it was raining all the time, he wanted me to see a more beautiful Samoa, so he kept praying, "The rain has stopped, the rain has stopped."
There are many churches here, and every time he passes a church, he draws a cross on his chest, and all the way he either draws a cross or prays for the sun, and he is very busy.
On Sundays, all government and shops are closed, and on this day, families dressed in white go to church in the morning and eat together at noon and move together in the afternoon.
It's Sunday and family day
This is the famous attraction of Upolu Island, the Ann and Sua Trench, a natural saltwater pool hidden deep in the jungle, which is definitely a place to be in an otherworldly secret place
It was once a large cave left over from a volcanic eruption, about 30 meters deep, and because of the passage connecting the South Pacific Ocean, the sea here will never dry up. You can follow this channel to dive into the Pacific Ocean.
It rained that day, the wooden ladder was narrow and steep, and it was very difficult for foreigners to go down, I did not dare to go down This is the famous attraction of Upolu Island, Ann and Sua Trench, which is a natural seawater pool hidden deep in the jungle, which is definitely a worldly secret
It rained that day, the wooden ladder was narrow and steep, and it was very difficult for the foreigner to go down, I did not dare to go down...
It rained that day, the wooden ladder was narrow and steep, and it was very difficult for foreigners to go down, I did not dare to go down This is the famous attraction of Upolu Island, Ann and Sua Trench, which is a natural seawater pool hidden deep in the jungle, which is definitely a worldly secret.
The driver brought me lunch of local specialties, toasted breadfruit, toasted taro, and roasted chicken thighs dipped in a coconut sauce. In the pavilion above the Ann and Su Trench, in the crisp rain, I finished an impressive lunch.
Samoa has two main islands, of which Savaii Island has the most spectacular attractions, Blowholes, where the sea squeezes volcanic stones and turns the sea upside down, which is very spectacular.
I went through a lot of trouble coming to this island. I first went to the tourist information center to find a way to get to the island, the staff gave me a ferry timetable, looked at the ferry time I was a bit big, the boat started at 7:00 a.m., but I live in the dock is quite far away, there is no transportation, what to do?
I would like to thank the Chinese sister I met, who said that their company had a truck to deliver across the island and could take me over.
At 2:30 a.m., when it was time for us to come and pick me up, I ran alone to the hotel door to wait for the car, and it was pitch black all around.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for a big truck to drive up, and a small young man said he had come to pick me up, and I was invited to the middle of the cab, with the driver on the right and the lad on the left.
Embarrassed for a while, I looked at the driver, a local who was five years old and three thick, and the key was that he had not yet put on a top, and he was dressed in thick brown-black flesh, looking very fierce.
Along the way, we basically did not communicate, so we walked forward in the dark night without street lights, saying that I was not afraid of it was lying, strange country, strange environment, strange fellow travelers, I can only say in my heart, I believe in that Chinese girl.
Arrived at the pier around 6 a.m., waited in line, and then our car drove into the ground cabin, and the three of us sat dry in the wheelhouse for more than an hour, which was really embarrassing and uncomfortable.
However, to see such a spectacular view of the Taga Wind Tunnel, the hard work and fear along the way are worth it.
It is said that this column of water can reach a maximum of 30 meters, which is known as the highest wind tunnel in the world.
It's not that there are few tourists but too few, and when I went there was no one there, only the roar of the sea hitting the rocks.
The clouds were low, and the clouds and water seemed to be in the air as if they were hugging and shaking hands.
This is the house I'm going to stay in tonight, and every local has a house like this, big and small, square and round, absolutely local. I called him "Water House." Experience a throwback to nature.
The big truck driver is really good, directly from the dock to send me here, this family hotel is also introduced by Chinese girls.
During the day, I really feel that there are characteristics when I see this so-called house, and I feel a little bitter at night.
There are 3 such "water houses" here, and when I go to sleep at night, I put down the curtains around me, and there is a mosquito net in the house, a dim emergency light, no other facilities, toilets and washes are far away.
The point is that the other two waterhouses are empty today, and I sleep alone on the whole beach on this empty seashore, no doors, no windows, no security at all, is Samoa really so safe?
When I woke up the next day, the sky was clear, the sea was beautiful, and last night's "adventure" became beautiful.
The dinner shop also gave the roast suckling pig, presumably to shock me, who let their house be farther away from my "water house" than eighty poles.
The biggest highlight of this trip to Samoa was that I, a very privacy-conscious and timid person, was thrown on the black beach for a "transparent" time.
The houses in Samoa are all of this characteristic pavilion style, with no walls, permeable on all sides, and no privacy, which is a shelter from the wind and rain.
Samoa also has a little-known highlight, that is, it produces strong men. Some say they are the strongest people in the world, and there are many world-class martial arts masters here. But the people here are not aggressive, but they are very gentle and gentle.
The tallest, most modern and most beautiful buildings here are basically built with Chinese aid, government buildings, swimming pools, schools and so on.
Although Samoa is still classified by the United Nations as one of the underdeveloped countries to this day, the people are comfortable and the scenery is beautiful.
This was all a few years ago, and now that I recall that I was brave enough to hitchhiker in the middle of the night when the wind was not high and the night when the night was very dark, and the original "hotel" camping at the beach, I wanted to know that I had palpitations, and I was glad that there was no accident.