On our drive back, we were coming over a hill when this view opened up to us. Totally overcast skies but way out in the horizon, the sun was shining bright on the ocean creating a sharp sliver of glow at the very end. Aseri drove in reverse gear up the hill to get me to a spot where I could take a quick shot. It was raining. So, I had to do it with my phone instead of the camera.

Was a bit surprised to see this. But Aseri told us about how Samoans revere their trees and their support for the Chipko movement.

We had started our hike down when Aseri got off the trail. And in a moment reminiscent of Petr picking berries off the trail in Czechia, he picked up some small guavas off a tree and gave them to us. They were as sweet as they could be!

You can see the Nadi Bay

As we were going around with our adventures of the day, we got a video call from Nikita – she was doing the famous walk from Coogee Beach to Bondi Beach in Sydney on her Day 1 !!

This is a like a botanical gardens with a steep hike involved. But once you get to the top, we were promised some beautiful view of the valley and the ocean beyond. The Sleeping Giant refers to the mountain view you get that looks like a giant was sleeping on its back.

There were indeed a lot of tropical flowers there. Here is a sample of a few of them…