We left Auckland on Wednesday at 5:30 PM and arrived in Apia on the island of Upolu, Samoa on Tuesday at 8:30 PM. On my second Wednesday, 27 February I went to Robert Louis Stevenson’s mansion (Vailima) about 3 miles outside of Apia. Although he only spent 5 years here (his last) he managed to have this beautiful house built. Here’s the house and the view from one of the bedrooms.
Thursday - The traditional Samoan house called a "fale" has no walls, just columns holding up the roof. As we drove by these houses in the night we could see their table and chairs, their double bed, and the ever present color TV. To make it even more interesting, their relatives are buried right out in the front lawn.
Last night we had dinner with the current Prime Minister of Samoa -a quiet man who loves Obama.
Friday -The picture below was taken at the place we had lunch on the south shore of Upolu. It couldn’t get any more beautiful.
Saturday
Left Samoa at 5:30 am, arrived Fiji Sunday 7 am (the flight takes about 2 hours but we lost Saturday since we’re straddling the International Dateline).
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