Day 148 Robbery

Kai's birthday
Today, Kai from Liahona turned 11 so Jim (his dad) wanted us to spend a day with them doing things that Kai wanted to do.
Our first activity was to play golf on a very nice 18 hole course in the middle of the island. I have played golf a few times during this trip and it is a strange experience. All of the courses were so much the same as those in the U.S. that it was hard to realize that we are on an island in the middle of the South Pacific. Even looking around from the course, there is nothing particular that gives away its location. The palm trees are a familiar sight in California and the rest of the landscape here in Samoa does not reveal its location.
Kai did quite well and even won some money from us. Of course there was a small handicap involved but he hung in there and did well.
After golf, we picked up Wendy and her Mom and all went to a feast and fire dance (Samoan fiafia night) at the Kitano Tusitala Hotel. The meal was an all-you-can-eat sumptuous buffet and the dancing was both beautiful and spectacular. We all had a great time and were ready to collapse when we returned to the boat at about 2230.
The moment we entered the boat, we knew something was wrong. There were muddy footprints in the cockpit and in the cabin area things were in disarray. We always remove our shoes before boarding so footprints of any kind indicate something unusual.
Someone had been on the boat while we were gone and had taken items from all of us including backpacks, iPods, shorts, hats, my cell phone (actually Tim's cell phone) a watch, a camera, and several small items. We went back to the harbor office and reported the robbery and the police came to the boat to fill out a report. In addition to the loss of items, we had that "violated" feeling that one gets when your home is broken into. This was such a terrible ending to such a nice day.