Vaitogi Cliffs

American Samoa

Legend has it that during a time of famine, a blind woman took her granddaughter to this cliff and the two jumped off into the sea below.  The girl became a shark and the woman a turtle. Some villagers claim that for a fee, they can bring them back again with a chant.  When I saw the turtle I pointed to it and it immediately disappeared, so no one else was able to see it.  Or so the legend goes.

©Bill Yeaton

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