Sunstruck

We've just spent two days on Namua Island down at the eastern tip of Upolu - it's like the definition of what a tropical island paradise should look like - if you ignore the mosquitoes, then it very well might be perfect.

They had three adorable dogs on the island,a pet piglet, loads of chickens and rowdy rooster, one samoan family who ran the place, a german couple with a kiwi friend, and a young couple from florida. So it was pretty quiet and relaxing.

Being the adorable retard that I am, I spent way too much time in the saun which lead to me getting quite severely dehydrated and sunburnt and lethargic - basically, I got sunstroke. All was well until dinnertime when I smelt the food, felt nauseous and passed out. Woke up on the floor with a really sore nose and surrounded by worried faces. After a few minutes of lying on the ground with my legs raised and a bottle of icy water under my neck I was allowed to walk back to the fale (nearly passing out again on the way) where one of the Samoan boys, Auguso, promptly set about putting nono leaves soaked in cold water onto my my head and rubbing them around until I felt like a human again.

It was quite hilarious. Had the bonus of "bringing everyone closer together" because after my little fainting spell, all the Samoans came and hung out with us and talked to us and so on, - including an adorable little girl called Lisa who bonded brilliantly with Liz, and Tai, a 21 year old lad who went for a walk with Lei and then made out with her. Hahaha, he was hilariously good fun.

Had the downside of leaving me witha rotten big cut across the bridge of my nose and an equally charming scrape above my right eyebrow. NO MORE PRETENDING I'M LIVING IN A DUNEDIN CLIMATE FOR ME!

Anyway, it was great, even with the fainting. We're off to Manono Island today, then back to Apia for a night before we head to Regina's in Manase on Savai'i for five nights. Should be a blast, I'll try to keep this posted.