Blogs from American Samoa, Samoa, Oceania - page 2

Before floating off to Honolulu and home, our cruise took us to Fiji, Western Samoa, and American Samoa. Here are a few thumbnails on these islands. There isn't room to tell you everything we did, so some of the story will be told in the captions under the pictures at the bottom of the page. I end with a few observations about globalization and travel. Happy reading. Suva, Fiji Bill, Joan and Nancy took off to see the Island in a taxi. But I needed to post my blog. So I took a shuttle courtesy of the local shopping mall to go in search of a reliable internet café. At the entrance to the mall, there were guys playing ukuleles and guitars and they were dressed pretty much like Fijian cannibals; boar’s tusk necklaces, black smudges ... read more

Heading southwest, the Samoan Islands lie about 2300 miles from Honolulu. It seems ages since Chris crawled up Diamond Head yet here they are entering this South Pacific archipelago. These islands are divided in to East and West Samoa. East Samoa, otherwise known as American Samoa is the first port of call. This tiny island of 54 square miles is about 18 miles long and approx. 6 miles wide at the widest point. It is the only American territory in the Southern Hemisphere. The clocks went back another hour so Chris and Roisin are now 12 hours behind the UK. Pago Pago (pronounced Pango Pango) is the main town in American Samoa. As in most of these islands, the origins are volcanic. The bay of Pago Pago was formed millions of years ago when the seaward ... read more