Visiting Samoa

During the first week of the school holidays we decided to go to Samoa. We had been having so much cold, wet, windy weather here in Auckland that the lure of fine sunny days relaxing on the beach, or beside a pool sounded too inviting to resist. Samoa is a very lovely place - I feel I would have no trouble living there for quite some time. The villages are neat, tidy, clean and have a lot of pretty coloured plants along the roadside.
When we arrived in Samoa, we were met by a van from our hotel, and took 45 minutes to drive back to Apia where our hotel was located. After a few days of relaxation we were ready to explore both Islands that make up Samoa. We took a day trip right around the island of Upolo, then took the boat over to Savaii and stayed in a beach Fale for 3 days.

We had a meal with this lovely friendly family in their home. They cooked local food and it was yummy! Here are a couple of photos of our time in the lovely friendly islands of Samoa.