Newspaper reporter
We tried to have a normal day in paradise with our friends from Liahona. We went to a beach and snorkeled for a while and later went to a "sliding rock" which is a series of 10 to 20 foot tall moss covered rocks in a fresh water stream where you can slide from one pool to the next. It was all fun but the robbery was still on our minds.
While we were playing, Andy was attempting to use his knowledge of Samoa to help recover our belongings.
By the time we met for dinner, he had been back to the police station a second time and had also been to the newspaper. As we sat down to eat, he announced that we were about to be interviewed by a reporter from the Samoan Observer. Mark provided our comments and a photographer took our pictures. At least people will know the feeling of a visitor who has been the subject of a theft. Mark was clear to point out that with the imminent commencement of the Olympic Games, the last thing the island needed was bad publicity about the safety of the island. The yachting community has such a good communication network because of the daily radio nets that the word would spread quickly and at least these visitors have options and might change their plans for a visit.
Andy seemed to think that this might help in the recovery of our lost items as it would alert not only the police but also the village chiefs who still hold a strong influence in the area of peacekeeping. In some ways, their influence may be even stronger than that of the police since very little happens in their domains without them being able to know about it.
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