We go Tahiti, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora-Bora, Manua, Tutuila, Apia,
Savaii, and Fiji Islands--plenty Fiji Islands.
He led me into the
Savaii plantation and the cocoa venture on Upolu.
In 1900 a topographical map of
Savaii, Samoa, drawn by Crawford, was published.
"On the island of
Savaii a key bridge was impassable for eight hours, providing residents with limited connectivity to the nearby hospital and schools.
Indeed, that evocative and superbly integrated sound track--created between 1975 and 1980, with the aid of Richard Leacock and the encouragement of Jean Renoir, and consisting of indigenous songs Monica originally heard as a toddler while her parents were shooting the film; meticulously post-synched Samoan dialogue (based on lipreadings of the silent footage by Samoan speakers on the island of
Savaii and in Hawaii); a judicious selection of sound effects; and a rich ambient soundscape provided by Leacock's field recordings--paradoxically sustains Grierson's judgment at the same time that it seemingly enhances the film's documentary value.
For culture aficionados, the traditional village life on the island of
Savaii is a special attraction.
The 18 participants will be divided into two Tribes of nine - the
Savaii and the Upolu, named after the two islands of Samoa.
A few properties in neighboring areas such as Virgin Cove and Le Vasa Resort on Upolu, and Aganoa Surf Retreat in
Savaii are still operating, despite facing some degree of damage.
On
Savaii, Samoa's bigger but less populated island, Matautu Bay is one of the few places with good anchorage.
Savaii [13[degrees]28'S, 172[degrees]21'W]: 1 [male], 1 [female], Mataatu Harbor, shore trail, 18 October 1938, C.E.