Raising the Samoan flag

November 3rd 2008
We coincided with the build up to the Teuila Festival in Apia, Samoa, which is primarily a singing and dancing competition from each area, in addition to fire dancing which is pretty exciting and definitely not something to try at home. It provided evenings of entertainment in front of the Government buildings and in an auditorium when weather proved inclement. Apia is a laid back capital sittin ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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Tigs and Walter

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Tigs and Walter are Currently World Cruising Virginia Beach, USA to Auckland, New Zealand 2008 Auckland, New Zealand to Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Manly, Australia 2009 RQYS, Manly, Moreton Bay, Australia to Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand 2010 Boat Lagoon Marina, Phuket - Dec 2010 - Dec 2011 interior refit/paint from top of mast to bottom of keel 2012 island hopping around Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia. June - passage Bali-Durban via Reunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez June 10 2013 - completed circumnavigation by arriving at Rudee Inlet, Virginia... full info

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