Eden's Edge Apia

... snorkelling the reef just off the coast and the fish here are plentiful with the islands just off shore offering great protection for fish and swimmer alike. One of the islands, Nuutele (Noo-oo-telly) Island previously housed a leper colony for Samoa. The Black Sand Beach, just off Aganoa (agg-an-oww-ar), is a local haunt for ...

... become independent. He was very interested in the politics of the island as well as the culture. Before he died is asked to be buried at the top of the mountain so he could look over the island to the ocean, which took some doing. The mountain is covered in thick vegetation so the people hacked a pathway to the top and then they lined the entire way from his house to the top and passed his coffin from hand to hand ...

... 3 armies - and the food! Lobster, squid, fresh Tuna, salads, fresh fruit, rice, sweet potatoes, plantain, Taro, coconut milk, etc. The list went on and on. I seriously felt like one of those old english nobility that feasts and feasts, throwing bones on the floor for the dogs and eating only with a hunting knife. :-) Our beach Fale was a little platform on stilts with a reed roof. There were tarps around the sides, that could ...

... en buvant un verre de vin sur la plage pour célébrer le "vrai" début de nos vacances, que demander de plus! Sur le coup on ne s'en est pas vraiment rendu compte mais les fales sur cette plage ne sont pas les fales typiques. Ils n'ont pas ces rideaux de feuilles de palmiers sur les côtés. Mais bon vu que c'était notre première experience sur les plages de Samoas, on ne pouvait pas vraiment comparer, et quoi qu'il en soit on avait pas vraiment de quoi se plaindre! Lors de ...

... didn't do much today, we bumped into Hannah and caught up with her. we also chatted with Eddy one of the staff at seaside inn. Monday 21st July We ate breakfast with Hannah this morning before heading to the bus station to go to the Robert Lewis Stevenson museum (the guy who wrote Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde). At the station we met a couple from Australia, they just arrived off a big cruise ship! We ended up catching a cab with them to ...

2.35pm, Feb 12th, we left London for Samoa, via LA. The flight took almost 12 hours and I was afraid I was going to get bored out of my mind. When I got to my seat I soon realized that wasn't going to be the case. Before me I had a TV screen and too many films to choose from. Isn't it embarrassing how easily amused people are! I mean those of us that didn't sleep saw at least one film... I ...

... Tyske mannen fra Cook Islands, som er 39 aar, gaar i seilersko og har safarivest, desverre fulgte han etter oss, og sjekket inn paa samme hotell som oss... naa skal vi ut og gjore hovedtsaden paa Tonga, NukuAlofa, og booke noen turer og innenlandsflybilletter saa vi slipper unna Tyskeren. neste gang jeg skrive rher er jeg nok paa New Zealand, langt vekk fra idyllsike Stillehavsoyer, desverre... Men ogsaa bra aa faa litt action, og vanlig mat igjen! So Long!

... Also musste die ganze Familie mithelfen, das Auto rückwärts den Berg hoch zur Ausfahrt hoch zu schieben (darunter 4 Kinder, die den Spaß ihres Lebens hatten), was war das für ein Abenteuer!! Dazu kommt noch, dass wir beide noch nie ein Auto ohne Batteriezündung angemacht haben und nur vom hörensagen wussten, wie das geht. Das Auto ist also den Berg runtergerollt, wir beide aufgeregt alle Pedale einmal durchgedrückt, der nächste Anstieg stand schon bereit und der motor ist ...

... und tu**kisfarbenes, badewannentemp**i**tes Wass** mit vielen Fischli. In Ermangelung **nsthaft** Aufgaben widmen wir uns we***** gehaltvollen, trotzdem ab** **fuellenden Aktivitaeten: In Sachen Sport koennte man zum Beispiel den Ringkampf um jenen Wass**kuebel **waehnen, d** uns zum Entsanden d** Fuesse vor uns**** Strandhuette dient. Unv**staendlich**weise hat es sich "Dinn**", das unentwegt patrouilli**ende ...