Insel Fehmarn Hotel Apia

... of Taga (Tarng-a) to the Cape (approx. 30km) where the Alofaanga (Alo-far-ung-ar) Blowholes are located. The constant pounding of the Pacific Ocean on the coastline has created fissures in the volcanic rock, that allow the seawater to funnel under your feet through the rock, to erupt in a spectacular fashion through a blowhole up to 50m from the ocean. Locals make their way ...

... and just off shore blue waves crashed into a white froth as the hit the protective coral reefs which surround the islands. We had arrived in paradise! As we turned the last corner of our journey we were met with the most beautiful scene, a powder white beach, lining an azure blue lagoon with a mountainous and densely covered off shore island, the perfect picture post card scene, this would be our home for the next week. Our "shed on the ...

... qui était à quai au port tout ce temps (on ne sait toujours pas pourquoi on a du attendre pas loin d'1h30 - en fait c'est comme ça a Samoa, jamais vraiment pressé!). On était environ 8 donc on aurait pu tous monter dans le même bateau, mais non, nous avons fait ce trajet de 10 minutes dans deux bateaux différents...Bonjour l'organisation! Mais bon, en vacances, nous avions le temps, pendant cette longue attente, on se faisait bronzer les pieds en éventail sur la plage ...

After the long and wet winter (ok, it really wasn't that bad...) we deserve some sun, sea and sand - what better destination from NZ than the Pacific Islands! The Islands are like Costa Brava for the Kiwis and after some consideration we decided Samoa would be our choice (budget doesn't allow more than one place... sadly). We wanted to have a fairly big island that would have enough things to do to keep us busy for two weeks and that left three options - New ...

... servises tehti asi korda. Uurisime pisut turismiinfost, kus on kõige ilusamad rannad ning kus tasuks ööbida, saime kohaliku neiu juhtnöörid ja asusime siis teele. Enne siiski käisime läbi veel poest, rahaautomaadi juurest ja ka kohalikult turult, mis oli vaatamisväärsus omaette. Kauplemiskoht sellel turul pidi olema nii prestiizne, et turult ei lahkutagi - seal magatakse ning hoitakse iga hinna eest oma kättevõideldud kohast kinni. Samoa tundub Fiji kõrval oluliselt ...

... we encountered was very polite and very friendly. We were greeted by smiles wherever we were. Robert Louis Stevenson lived Samoa for the last four years of his life and is buried there. We've seen that starry sky he described in the poem that was also his epitaph (Bury me low and let me lie...under that wide starry sky...). January 27, Sunday (Crossed the International Dateline) January 28, Monday At sea.

... selecting a suitable tree in the forest to the final finishing, while the master, Pulasui, directed the work of his sons. After the tree was felled, the boat was roughed to shape on the spot and then moved to his workshop for completion. My intention was to resurrect the sailing canoe, unseen in Samoa for many years. Canoes are paddle-driven for fishing in lagoons. For work outside the reef or for ocean travel where sailing ...

... the other half) in you pita! Yummy! It actually worked out well as we got a free meal! -Guys wear skirts (LavaLava's) here, which at first seemed weird, although i now know from experience that the breeze coming up inside the skirt feels great! -Transexuals are accepted for who they are and are not forced to hide their status. They are called "Fau Fau Fina's" here, and many give me "the ...

... debut 2000.. tu rajoutes les pecheurs qui marchent dessus.. j ai fait de la plongee apnee cet apres midi la avec le samoen qui nous accompagnais.. suis decendu a plus de dix metre en apnee juste avec le tuba...je crois que je prefere en apnee qu avec bombonne.. tu remontes.. tes poumoms appellent l air... et te reste 8 metrent a monterpas trop rapide.. pour la decompression.. cetait cool manase.. mais y a un maque de confort, pas trop a faire si t es pas en ...

... bribe over and above the value of the boat. Even so, it is not quite a traditional Samoan paopao though useful enough for my purposes. Then, after I had sailed it a few times, the High Chief insisted it be put away in a fale 'to protect it.' It took four men to do this, as the boat is quite heavy-one of the ways in which it differs from a traditional canoe-and the help to ...