Next stop, we are four hours north of Auckland, welcome to Samoa. I imagine some asking, why Samoa? Why not, I've been lucky to visit few times French Polynesia, plus Tonga and Fiji, so Samoa was next on the list. Soon, I should in the few years go diving in Solomons and climbing an active volcano in Vanuatu. These two are seriously high today on my wish list. I have to admit, what is not on the wish list are Nauru and Tuvalu! So here we are flying Virgin to Apia. It was not as bad as expected just another low cost airline...still not a fan of cramped seats, but we managed to get a free middle seat for more comfort. Would have fly Air New Zealand for the lounge benefits...but even booking 3 months ahead,
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