Galley Essentials with Amanda
Samoan dancing
at Aggie Grey’s
After an overnight sail from the Although the fire department kept
Tongan island of Niuatoputapu we
Samoan
directing everyone further inland John
arrived in Apia, Samoa on Monday the
Shake & Tsunami
and I soon decided there was no way a
29th of September completing Leg 4 of tsunami would go further than where
this season’s sail-training expeditions. we were so we took shelter in a church
Early the next morning John and I went
by Amanda Swan Neal
courtyard. After half and hour we hailed
for a run exploring downtown. We’d just to make an instant decision. Do we run a taxi heading back to the harbour to
stopped by Farmer Joes supermarket or put to sea? We noticed the water in see if he had any news. He mentioned
and were loaded up with hot raisin the marina was moving about. It had that the radio said a tsunami had stuck
buns and bread when the street began quickly dropped four feet and was the eastern end of the island causing a
to shake. I looked around thinking a surging up and down. When we entered school to collapse. Little did we know
truck was passing by but saw no heavy the marina we only had 1.7’ under the that the same time the sirens went off an
equipment. keel and knew there were numerous 18’ tsunami struck the south side of the
“Earthquake?!” John and I said to coral heads scattered about. Would we island causing death and destruction.
each other. have enough depth to get out safely? John and I concluded that a tsunami
It took John and I ten minutes to We decide to run and joined a mass can’t hit both sides of an island and
high tail it back to Mahina Tiare where of people and vehicles heading uphill. returned to Mahina Tiare.
we found crew in good spirits. One Our crew had gotten rides inland
crew member, Elaine, said as the quake
Amanda with Jazz, the waiter/chef, and were not able to return until around
struck she had awoken to a strange
at the $1 Restaurant Ship. noon due to police road blocks and
jiggling and gone to the cockpit no final all-clear given over the
assuming it was an earthquake. Just radio or sirens. Relieved to be safe,
as I entered my cabin to collect my we set about making a late breakfast
shower kit, loud civil defense sirens with raisin buns, scrambled eggs
sounded. It took a few moments to and bacon.
register that the sound was for real,
then only a few seconds to realize Samoan Raisin Buns
it was a tsunami alert. 1½ cups milk
“Grab your passports and run 3 teaspoons sugar
for the hills!” I told our six crew 1 tablespoon butter
members. 2 teaspoons active yeast
I set about shutting ports and 4 ½ cups flour
hatches while John collected our 1 teaspoon salt
boat papers and passports. We had 1 teaspoon cinnamon
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