Samoa!
Back from Samoa. It's late at night, so not much commentary . . . but here are the pictures!
Swamp
On the train ride down the CA coast.
Hill
. . . and on the bus ride to Vegas!
vegas
View from my hotel room in Vegas!
Venice beach
Oh yes, Venice Beach.
boats
The men were setting out from Apia in one of those nifty longboats.
ukelele?
Check out that instrument. Rob says it's in the ukelele family . . . ?
dancing
A touristy show of traditional dances!
police
The police have a marching band. Every day they march on down and put up the Samoan Flag while playing Sousa marches. While wearing skirts.
market
The produce market!
cave
Spectacular cave pool where we went swimming.
lalomanu
View of the beach where we stayed for three days. I couldn't get over that water! The darker bits are a coral reef. The snorkeling was spectacular.
red ginger
Red ginger (not the edible kind), the Samoan national flower.
more red ginger
I really liked this flower.
spider lily.
I got into flowers, in general.
waterfall.
ava.
This is the ava (kava) plant, from whence comes the relaxing tea.
ginger
The kind you eat!
orchid
Another orchid . . .
teaset
Robert Louis Stevenson's teaset.
RLS view
. . . and the view from Robert Louis Stevenson's verandah . . .
books
. . . and first editions of RLS's books . . .
sm1
. . . and RLS's wife's sewing machine . . .
dress
. . . and her clothes . . .
sm2
. . . and his daughter in law's sewing machine . . .
medicine
. . . and his medicine chest . . .
harbor
view of the Apia harbor.
tree
Loved this tree. Wish I had gotten a better view of the canopy . . .
flower
More flowers!
Tui
The B&B where we stayed.
palms
the view from the place we stayed.
Hibiscus
hibiscus!
photos
Historical photos at the B&B.
twilight
The seawall outside the B&B in the twilight.
cake
. . . and Rob's welcome home cake!
Swamp
On the train ride down the CA coast.
Hill
. . . and on the bus ride to Vegas!
vegas
View from my hotel room in Vegas!
Venice beach
Oh yes, Venice Beach.
boats
The men were setting out from Apia in one of those nifty longboats.
ukelele?
Check out that instrument. Rob says it's in the ukelele family . . . ?
dancing
A touristy show of traditional dances!
police
The police have a marching band. Every day they march on down and put up the Samoan Flag while playing Sousa marches. While wearing skirts.
market
The produce market!
cave
Spectacular cave pool where we went swimming.
lalomanu
View of the beach where we stayed for three days. I couldn't get over that water! The darker bits are a coral reef. The snorkeling was spectacular.
red ginger
Red ginger (not the edible kind), the Samoan national flower.
more red ginger
I really liked this flower.
spider lily.
I got into flowers, in general.
waterfall.
ava.
This is the ava (kava) plant, from whence comes the relaxing tea.
ginger
The kind you eat!
orchid
Another orchid . . .
teaset
Robert Louis Stevenson's teaset.
RLS view
. . . and the view from Robert Louis Stevenson's verandah . . .
books
. . . and first editions of RLS's books . . .
sm1
. . . and RLS's wife's sewing machine . . .
dress
. . . and her clothes . . .
sm2
. . . and his daughter in law's sewing machine . . .
medicine
. . . and his medicine chest . . .
harbor
view of the Apia harbor.
tree
Loved this tree. Wish I had gotten a better view of the canopy . . .
flower
More flowers!
Tui
The B&B where we stayed.
palms
the view from the place we stayed.
Hibiscus
hibiscus!
photos
Historical photos at the B&B.
twilight
The seawall outside the B&B in the twilight.
cake
. . . and Rob's welcome home cake!