DK Orchard

Our X-ray machine finally arrived. A big relief. We have been 21/2 months without one. We have been flying by the seat of our pants at times. Now we have to worry about getting it installed. The Facilities Management people are pretty bright so I don't think there will be a great problem. We also got some other important equipment that we sorely needed.
We took another island trip yesterday, this time to Manono, which is located at the western tip of Opolu. It is the third most populated island in Western Samoa. There are no cars, no bicycles, and no dogs. With the exception of the dogs and electricity, it is most like old time Samoa. Very slow easy going life style. Everyone we met asked where are you going? We replied that we were just here for a walk and a swim and they looked at us like we were crazy. We found a secluded cove to snorkel in away from the trail, and after we were there for a while a young man came thru the trees to see what we were doing. He said the people said we had disappeared so he came looking for us. All property, beach included is private property, and you must pay a few tala to use it so I suppose that is why everyone wanted to know where we were going. Most people there grow their own food, taro, breadfruit, papaya, coconuts, and cocoa, and go fishing often. We saw people digging clams and chasing crabs as well. Here are a few pictures from our excursion.