Die Zeit fliegt Viel gibt es nicht zu erzählen. Das Paradies ist nicht sehr vielseitig. Nachdem ich die erste Insel erkundet hatte, bin mit der Fähre zur anderen Insel gefahren. Nach einer Stunde war ich dann auf Savaii. Der erste Eindruch war, dass es hier noch ruhiger ist als auf Upolu. Im Norden der Insel habe ich mich in eine Fale eingebucht und habe von dort aus die Insel erkundet. Sehr schön, wircklich sehr schön noch schöner als Upolu. Die Strände, ein Traum. Verlassen, sauber, Kokospalmen hängen über den Strand, das Wasser warm und blau, der Sand fast weiss und die [View Full Entry]

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enjoy the pictures... [View Full Entry]

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(sorry, forgot to send. whoops)we depart, once again. tomorrow morning, we sail to vanuatu... should be a 7-8 day journey. wish i had more time for the internet, blogging and catching up with everyone but the computer access seems to be on 'island time' (see fanning island) and i could very well spend days on it if i really wanted too... another time. i hope all is well and good with everyone. and as the sun sets softly over foreign shores, i bid you all a fond farewell and good night... raymond [View Full Entry]

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It's been the better part of three weeks now since I left and had internet access... where do I begin??? Currently, I am in Samoa, home of the Samoan, land of an island. I am enjoying a steady boat, running water, showers, and environmental stimulation. No, wait a minute. Let me backup... Journal entry : July 26th - DEPARTURE! we set sail july 24th @ 830am from the hawaiian yacht club. after the sails were hoisted, after the shore lines stowed, i sent a final text to some family and friends. immediately after, i received my phone's last incoming call... seppi! [View Full Entry]

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Samoa Aus den paar Stunden ist dann nocheinml drei Nächte geworden. Ich hatte mich an dem Tag an dem ich fliegen sollte zum Flughafen begeben. Dort angekommen, habe ich auf der Anzeigetafel meinen Flug gesucht und nicht gefunden. Als ich dann in meinen Unterlagen nachgeschaut habe, hat mich der Schlag getroffen, ich hatte meinen Flug verpasst. Nach dem der erste Schock vorbei war, habe ich bei der Fluglinie nachgefragt, was ich jetzt machen kann. Die Damen am Schalter haben mir dann einen neuen Flug gebucht, was nicht so einfach war, da mein Visa drei Tage später auslief. In der Zwischenzei [View Full Entry]

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We didn't do a whole heck of a lot during our last week in Samoa but enjoy the water and the gorgeous scenery. P.S. Thought I should let everyone know our agenda: from Samoa, we go to Sydney for 3 days, then on to Malaysia. No plans for how long we stay in Malaysia or anywhere after that but we plan to make it to Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, maybe Cambodia and Thailand again, then India for winter and China for spring. Please let us know if you will be going to any of these in the coming months and we can [View Full Entry]

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It's one of those traumatic childhood stories. We all have one. Moonlit graveyards, sock eating monsters under the bed, the Boogy Man, fluffy bunny rabbits, lumpy toads; there is a spine-tingling nemesis out there for everyone. Some are a bit more understandable than others, such as my strapping 6 foot 3 Scottish friend who has an apprehension towards turkeys (of the gobble gobble variety, not the sort found at the local pub, although both should understandably be feared). Well, when I was wee lassie, innocent and harebrained, (about sixteen year old), I discovered a four foot long bull sn [View Full Entry]

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Sorry for the long wait between posts. We were on an island in Samoa with only <gulp> dial up. Samoa is like Hawaii but there's no dry side of the islands, only green everywhere with lots of waterfalls. The villages have nicely painted houses and fales in all shades of the rainbow. The grass is kept trimmed and bordered by decorative plants and flowers. There's very little trash around compared to Fiji. But... we just miss the big Fijian "Bula!" Don't get me wrong, Samoans are nice and if we hadn't been to Fiji first we probably would think that they [View Full Entry]

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Slumbering, bedding down, bunking, catnapping, zoning out, catching forty winks, and hitting the hay. Normal people call it sleeping: a state of inactivity or unconsciousness. Somewhere between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., individuals all over the world are sleeping and recharging their bodies and restless minds. Lucky them. I haven't completely slept through a night in several months for we sailors choose to spend our night time hours doing something totally different - welcome to the phenomenon of night watches. Yes, night watch. During the black, silent, night time hours when w [View Full Entry]

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We had exceptionally high hopes for Samoa thanks to our poor weather in Fiji we arrived very late into the night to the end of a rain storm!!!! By the time we got a taxi from the airport to our hostel it was gone 1am in the morning. As we went to check in it became evident there was a problem we had actually got our dates wrong and were not booked until the following day. This is all due to crossing the international date line and we could not believe after our endless date workings that we had still managed [View Full Entry]

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