Sleepless in Samoa
I am back on island in the welcoming arms of Samoa, but I cannot sleep at night! The people of Samoa are gentle and quiet. So why am I not sleeping? Dogs bark, howl and fight. This is not our dog, he almost was but the cat of our house kept chasing him off, thus he became known as Butch the Chicken Heart and the one in the background is our neighbours dog Maxine. Roosters crow day and night, I read somewhere that the slightest hint of light sets them off. I couldn't find a rooster to photograph, they must have all been asleep (the bastards). So I inserted a photo of our hen and her chicks, check out the attitude, you can imagine the Roosters! At night pigs make revolting noises. Every morning at 4.30 someone bangs a gas cylinder, they are used to wake people to prepare for church, prayer, etc. At least they don't ring these bells near our house, they belong to the old Catholic Church that is being rebuilt down on the harbour. I thought...