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Apparently the Sopoaga Falls are about 54 metres. They’re on private land, and the owners have set up a lovely garden (with named plants) on the extremely brief track to a viewing point. 🇼🇸

Waterfall down a rock face, with bright green vegetation beside.
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Nice moves, pigeon! 🇼🇸

Ordinary pigeon, on grass, head turned to face camera, one foot stepping forward.
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A joke I heard today:

Q: What do you call a pair of crows?

A: Attempted murder.

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Here we have the dining fale at Sinalei Resort, the desk at reception and looking up into the ceiling at reception. Very distinctive Samoan architecture. 🇼🇸

The dining fale.
At reception.
Looking up at the ceiling in reception.
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Between glasses with an old prescription, the snorkel mask, the water, and not really being able to see the screen on my Sony TG-80 camera I was sure my trip to Palolo Deep near Apia today would only produce loads of blurry nothingness.

Instead, a few of the cool fish I saw are in focus! 🇼🇸

3 fish with muted colours over a sandy and dead coral seabed.
4 fish with muted colours over a sandy and dead coral seabed.
A black and white striped fish and funnel shaped seaweed.
A colourful fish above a dead coral sea floor.
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At Amanaki Bar and Restaurant in Apia, Samoa for lunch. I’ve ordered lemon cheesecake. The harbour is just across the road. 🇼🇸

A view across some outside tables at a restaurant, across the road, to Apia Harbour beyond.
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Coconut palms (without coconuts). 🇼🇸

Looking up at the tops of palm trees.
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There are quite a few Red-vented Bulbul around the resort. They behave like sparrows, popping into the dining fale to check for crumbs. 🐦 🇼🇸

Medium size bird, dark in colour, with a crest and a red patch of feathers below its tail.
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Oi! I did not give you permission to take my photo!

Pacific Black Skink at Sinalei Resort, Samoa. 🇼🇸

Pacific Black Skink looking straight at the camera and seeming cross.
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It was a bit of a pain to haul my camera and large heavy lens along, but I'm so glad I did. I believe this is a Pacific Black Skink. I've seen quite a few here at the resort. 🇼🇸

Long black skink, side on to camera.
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Not entirely happy with A Death at Seascape House (A Jemima Jago Mystery Book 1) by Emma Jameson. Such a lot of miserable people and a couple of poorly thought out scenes, eg how did the killer get out of the ‘locked room’? Scilly Isles setting was interesting. 📚

Book cover: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A Death at Seascape House.
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These birds seem common around the resort. I believe this is a Miti Tai | Polynesian Triller. 🐦 🇼🇸

A rather long-tailed and long-winged bird with a short stubby head … black crown, eye-stripe, back, and tail with a prominent white eyebrow, wide white wingbar, and white underside often barred brown or gray. Female is similar, but rusty-brown

Small bird with pale chest, brownish wings and a stripe across its head at eye level.
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The pool is great for cooling off of course. Behind is the distinctive roof of a traditional style fale — in this case it’s the bar. 🇼🇸

Me in the pool, waving at the camera. Traditional style Samoan fale, with open sides and a distinctively shaped tiled roof.

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The resort has a friendly little dog called Princess who has recently had pups. She’s a pro at declaring herself starving. 🤣 🇼🇸

Small brown dog pleading at the table.
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This little yellow lizard was hanging around the dining fale last night. 🇼🇸

Yellow lizard under lights on a brown post.
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This little Ve'a | Buff-banded Rail potters around on the grass at our Resort. It seems like a smaller version of a NZ Weka. 🐦

The gardens here are lush and I've seen other birds flying around. Making the most of a post-breakfast laze though. 🇼🇸

Buff banded Rail on grass.
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Sinalei Resort in Samoa. Bit different from Waikawa Beach eh! Also, about 25C. 🇼🇸

Palm trees and blue ocean.
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This is Bellabot which brings plates of food to the tables at the Sudima Hotel in Auckland. It takes away the empty plates too.

A robot with several shelves for plates of food.
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Light snow on the tops of the foothills.

The cloud lifted enough to show snow on the foothills near us. Brrr. 🥶

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Screenshot shows low temps strong winds.

Perfect weather for going somewhere else. 😆 🇼🇸