13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

The landscape around the blowholes. Lots of relatively recent lava flows.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

The eruptions were surprisingly difficult to catch in a photo, but a video fared a bit better.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

There where quite a few powerful blowholes around here.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

A closer view of an erupting blowhole.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

Alofaaga Blowholes (AKA Taga Blowholes) on the southern coast of Savai'i.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

Since this is a Sunday, most people are in church, and the radio seemed to be filled exclusively with (some hilarious) Christian-ized covers of famous songs, mostly in Samoan.  This song, "No Jesus, No Life" was particularly catchy, based on "No Woman, No Cry." You can also see the wall-less fales in the villages we drove through.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

Savai'i, an active volcanic island has a good portion of its northern side covered in bare lava rocks. Some fales (not the one pictured) are built right on the solidified lava.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

View from inside the fale. Pretty relaxing and calm.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

My beach fale. I wish I had one that was located by the edge of the water, but this is nothing to complain about.

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html

13 June 2011 (-1 in time zone):

I woke up to small splotches of light streaming in through the grass blinds. What a great view to wake up to!

Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-31.html