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In our opinion, renting a car for at least a day is a must on Savaii. We rented our car through Savaii Car Rentals for the entire week. In retrospect we easily could have just rented it for a day or two and saved a bunch of money. But having a car does give you a sense of freedom. |
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| On of the more beautiful places on the island is the Alofaaga Blowholes. The blowholes are very cool and the place is very scenic. This portion of the island reminded us of the big island of Hawaii. There is a small fee to enter the site, but we felt it was well worth it. |
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 We also did the Canopy Walkway in the Falealupo Rainforest Preserve. This was a little pricey, but it was good fun. There is a huge banyan tree that has stairs and a platform that looks out over a beautiful view. Our "guide", shown above, was very helpful. Note: the picture of our guide was a self-portrait. He did this when we handed him our camera and had our backs turned. He had a great sense of humor! |
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| The picture to the right shows Moso's footprint. Legend has it that Moso, a god, took a step on Savaii before taking his next step which was Fiji. This was included in our admission to the Canopy but we don't recommend this stop. This is one of those things that when you look at it you go "this is it?" | |
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The Saleaula Village Lava Ruins are also worth a stop. This is the latest lava flow on Savaii. It happened about 100 years ago. It was interesting because the lava seem to flow around one of the village churches and then through the front door. (see below) |
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The picture to the right shows the "Virgin's Grave". This was
fascinating. The lava flowed right around the virgin's grave.
There is a small fee for this park, but you get a personal guide and the fee was relatively small. |
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| One thing you are sure to see a lot of while driving around Savaii is pigs and churches. A sign of wealth in the local villages is the number of pigs that they own. You have to be careful while driving around because hitting a pig with a car is a serious offense. Savaii also has lots of churches. It seemed like each village must have had 3 or 4 churches a piece. | |
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| The island of Savaii is very picturesque. Because it seems to rain everyday, the vegetation is beautiful. | |
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