Beaches

We have been to a number of beaches around the island.   The beaches are on land owned by the villages and we pay a small fee to use them. It is their way of maintaining the beach.  Many beaches have been passed down through the generations.   These first two pictures are of Palolo Deep Marine Reserve.  The family who own this are members of our church.

Most of the beaches around the island are very rocky and have a lot of coral.  There is a huge reef surrounding most of the island.  The waves breaking in this picture are where the reef is.  We have snorkeled here but it isn't as good as other beaches.

This next beach a family in our ward told us about.  It is called Tafatafa beach and we went to Brenda's Bungalows.  Usually there are fales you can use for free at the beaches after you pay your fee, but this beach had large fales and it was an extra charge to use them.  We loved this beach so much we decided to go back again.  But today it was pouring down rain so we sadly couldn't go.  We were actually on the dirt road to the beach and had to turn around.  Disappointing!

And just for grins here's a fun picture of Gayle!