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Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia July 10th 2009

Outside of Apia (and beyond) I finally get off the ship when it’s still AM! So, Dave, the Navigator (2nd Mate), calls me last night to see if I’m still interested in sharing a taxi to go explore and I say, “of course”. I work a bit in the morning, just trying to get the guys off the ship to enjoy the island a bit. Why are we working on the 4th of July again? So after I get ridiculously antsy, Dave is finally ready to leave... we get outside the gate and I greet a taxi driver with a “talofa” (Hello!). We start asking about the going rate to have a taxi take us around for the day and he tells us he knows the perfect guy. We wait for 5 minutes and Misa ... read more
Fish and Chips
Doggies everywhere
This would be a cool tattoo

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu July 8th 2009

At first that might sound lame, but to be honest, it was gorgeous! Waking up on the 7th, there are many things entering my mind. One... my boss is leaving today and two... my birthday, this had better be an epic day. I open up the curtains in my stateroom and see a Greenpeace ship moored right in front of our ship. Okay, so random tangent here. I'm not necessarily opposed to what they stand for (except in a couple cases, like the nuclear stuff that they're ignorant about), their methods can just be pretty scary to me. Why bother hurting people when you're trying to promote peace. Furthermore, graffiti certainly isn't eco-friendly, but who am I to judge? Anyway, it's a teeny tiny ship, thinking about getting a tour possibly. I suppose I shouldn't wear ... read more
Eating at "Gourmet Seafood"
Us at Papapappai-tai again
Open Fale

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia July 1st 2009

Arrived this morning to Apia....coming from very hot hot place to hot and humid place again...but thinking about seasons....love it. Love this kind of weather. Anyway...I think I am privileged by having an opportunity of travelling around OCEANIA and visiting beautiful places. Arrived to Apia this morning and staying at beautiful resort, called Aggy Greys. It was my friends recommendation. They were right, its stunning, little heaven.... read more

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia July 1st 2009

NOOOOoooo... this doesn't mean I'm mad a Jeremy. Roger and Hammerstein's musical South Pacific is the only exposure to what kind of adventure I'm in for with Pacific Partnership 2009. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair is a song from that movie. :) What were you guys thinking?!? We anchored outside of Apia, Samoa on June 30th. What began as a fuzzy little speck of land transformed itself into a island with lots of green and even more waves and blue reef. But, before I get into that, here’s some things about the transit to Samoa: Pacific Partnership 2009 is now in full effect, with numerous temporary riders on board, from many different disciplines, it’s time to see if we can work together! We have Navy Construction Batallions (Seabees), dentists, doctors, veterinarians, ... read more
The first view
Sunrise pull in
Jose

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia February 6th 2009

This is the place for another pin in the map. A little dot in the middle of hundreds of miles of the Pacific Ocean. It is most famous as the place where the famous author, Robert Louis Stevenson lived for the last 5 years of his life. He authored the book, Treasure Island. He moved here late in life because he had tuberculosis and felt the climate would be favorable. He and his wife died here and are buried here. His house is now a museum and is one of the main tourist attractions. That alone should give you an idea of how little of importance there is to see in Samoa. We arrived here at noon and leave again at 6:00 P.M. We are now 6 hours behind you time wise, so when we leave ... read more
Samoa 2
Samoa 3

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia November 5th 2008

Friday 19th October 2007 - Friday 26th October 2007 Toni Greenhill Blair Newton... read more
Flax Bag
Beach
Beach + Lagoon

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia August 26th 2008

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 Korallen sind nichteinmal einen Steinwurf vom Strand entfernt. Viele Highlights hat die Insel aber auch nicht, sie ist ja auch nicht groß. Man schafft es in 4,5 Std einmal um die Insel zu fahren. Ich ... read more
08 13 Savaii virgin grave 1
08 14 Savaii Schildi 20
08 14 Savaii Sonnenuntergang 23

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia August 21st 2008

Feels like a long time since the last blog, probably because it is...just been to lazy to do any major updating, and the lack of fast internet doesn't help either. Most importantly, the world trip has continued after the extended break in Australia, I finally made it to Fiji and Samoa, and there's been some important stuff happening for me personally. Where to start? Fiji was pretty lovely, we had an amazing time on three of the Yasawa islands, splurging a bit too much, considering our tight budget. But there's just no cheap accomodation in Fiji, the prices are a shitload higher than in any European country. At least, we got to stay in a real Fijian village with the locals for a couple of days, which was a great experience, despite getting eaten alive by ... read more
Fiji
Tropical village scene
Barking Gecko

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia August 14th 2008

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. as the sun sets softly over foreign shores, i bid you all a fond farewell and good night... raymond... read more
one of my favorites
long way from home
samoa marina

Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia August 14th 2008




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