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パパセーヤのすべり岩
自然にできた滑り台故、気をつけねばならない。慣れない日本人がすべって、どたまを打って、何針か、縫ったと聞く
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Talofa Lava! (Welcome to Samoa)
The Island
Samoa is located east of the international dateline and south of the equator,
2890km from Auckland, 4400km from Sydney and 8400km south of Los Angeles.
There are nine islands in the group - the two larger islands of Upolu and Savaii and the adjacent islets of Manono, Apolima, Nuutele, Nuulua, Namua, Fanuatapu, Nuusafee and Nuulopa.
Upolu is the most populated island with the capital of Apia located on the north coast, and Faleolo International Airport and Mulifanua Wharf to the west Apia is a bustling township blending old colonial and modern architecutre. Excellent restaurants and cyber cafes can be found on and around the main street, Beach Road, alongside the traditional marketplace.
The island of Upolu is 696sq km with good roads reaching beautiful beaches, freshwater cave pools(ここへ、チャリーが行きましたんやけんど）, spectacular waterfalls and beautiful tropical planｔations.
The famous author Robert Louis Stevenson, also known as 'Tusitala'(Samoan for 'teller of tales'),spent the last five years of his life in Samoa and his beautiful mansion Vailima foothills of Apia, is now open for the public to visit.
Stevenson was buried on the crest of Mount Vaea overlooking his estate.
Savaii is the largest island at 1065sqjn, With more than 200 volcanic craters, crater forests, gorges, blowholes and waerfalls and a rugged mountanious interior, Savaii is an adventurer's dream.
The Samao shipping Corporation operates six ferry services a day, Monday to Saturday, from Mulifanua Wharf in Upolu to Saleologa Wharf in Savaii, and two services a day on Sundays. The trip takes an hour and ferries carry passengers and vehicles at a very reasonable cost. Although it is less populated and developed than Upolu, Savaii should not be missed as it has excellent roads, superb scenery, a variety of accommodation and beautiful white sand beaches.
The History
First settled more than 3000 years ago,the islands of Samoa attacted graual migration from South East Asia. Although many early structurs have been lost, histrical remains can still be found thoroughout Samoa. The Tia Seu Ancient Mound in Savaii is believed to be the larges prehistric manmade momument in the Pacific.
In 1768, Louis de Boungainvile diescover the Samoan Islands and called them the
'Navigator Islands'. Traders began calling into Samoa for supplies by the late 1700s and in 1828 the first Methodist missionaries arrived. Today, relgion plays a major part in the lives of Samoands.
(to be continued)
サモア (南太平洋） JUNE, 2008
サモアはふたつの大きな島、ウポル島とサバイィ島で、形成される。他に７つの小さい島がある。
ウポル島で、淡路島をひとまわり大きくした広さである。
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浮いているように見えるが、浅いところゆえ立っているのです。
ほんなら潜ります
素潜りじゃけん、息がなんぼも続きませんけんど
潜ると手に取るように色とりどりの魚たちが見れる
海底は岩場と砂場に分かれている。休憩の時は砂場に立つ
サモア、アピア湾のサンセットと夜景
「I saw the harbour right」のメロデイが自然に出てくる」
サモアのアピア郊外にあるピウラ洞窟プール（Piula Cave Pool)
天然の湧水プール （真水）
この洞窟を潜るとさらに洞窟がある。
おりしも、雨風がひどくなってきたので、ここへ潜るのは断念した。
このプールの反対側はすぐ海になっている。
この敷地は、ピウラ・メソデイスト・カレッジ一部で、このこの階段を降りると、下にこの洞窟プールがある。
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毎週一回は火を使った民族のダンスショウがある。（予約が必要）
サモアの中年の女性は平均して、太目が多いが、右側の若い女性はそうではない。
これを見たらだれかへんねしをおこすかな （MI ESPOSA?)