We finished lessons around noon one day earlier this week and figured it would be the perfect day to find the infamous Airport Beach. Seven of us grabbed our snorkel gear and with the exception of a few, our hiking sandals, and jumped on the Tafuna Bus towards Cost-U-Less. Little did we know Maliu Mai, the marker for the road that leads towards Airport Beach was a ways past Cost-U-Less.
Once we found Maliu Mai we started off down a very long road towards the ocean. A very nice gentleman probably felt sorry for us because he offered to give us a ride down the road which was probably about a mile/mile and a half. The only other direction we really had besides Maliu Mai was once you hit the beach, follow the gate along the airport. It's literally along the runway of Pago Pago airport. This part of the hike was absolutely stunning; lots of volcanic rock, blowholes, and HUGE waves.
We didn't think there was any way that Airport Beach could be as pretty as the hike to the beach had been so our expectations were pretty low. I think it's safe to say that we were blown away when we spotted the actual beach. Crystal clear water. Abundant thriving coral reef. Calm water up to 30 feet deep.
Needless to say, we will be back...and soon.
-C
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