På drift i Stilla havet

Under april till början på juni gör jag mitt kandidatexjobb i den väldigt charmiga ö-nationen Samoa. Projektet är en del av min utbildning till Civilingenjör med inriktning Energi och miljö på KTH, och kommer beröra de biologiskt nedbrytbara plastpåsarna som används på Samoa samt på vissa andra ställen i Stilla havet. Därefter blir det tre månaders kringresande bland olika öar i regionen.

Rainy days

Publicerad 2013-04-19 05:35:00 i Samoa,

The last three days the rain has been pouring down in insane amounts. It has been pretty cool to see, and I didn't mind since I've mostly been at the office. Tuesday when I went to Savai'i it was sunny until we were on the way home. Then it started pouring down and we all squeezed into the car (7 persons, although 2 kids), so I did not drown in the back of a pickup truck. Today the weather has turned and we had some sunshine and a partly blue sky, so hopefully the weekend will be sunny.
 
I don't have a lot to tell since I've mostly been working on the project. The snorkling in Savai'i was good, and we will go back there next week with the whole SPREP team (I got to go with Tony as he checked out the accommodation (it's awesome) for that event). I'll be joining, but instead of doing the teambuilding things I'll finally be taking my Padi Open Water. How I have waited for it.
 
Until later, have some rainy pictures.
  
 
 
A siamese bulbul? The bulbuls know how to snuggle in the rain. 
 
 
 
Hard to tell where the clouds end and the fog begins.
 
 
 
Flat-billed kingfisher. 
 
 
 
 
I get why it's called the Flat-billed. The beak is so flat it's reflecting the light from the sky in this shot. 
 
 
 
Fruit dove in rain 
 
 
 
This is how you look when you swallow a palm fruit half the size of your own head. Very photogenic. 
 
 
Now I'm off to the SPREP barnight!
 

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