We wandered through the beautiful botanic gardens
The begonia house was a colourful delight - lots of gardening ideas for Cliffy
Found the highly recommended "Sprig & Fern" hotel. Great english bitter Doug - friendly staff.
Due to Cyclone Pam we had to detour via the west coast of New Zealand.
After a slightly rough night we awoke to a stormy day as we passed over the top of Cyclone Pam - pretty rough but still afloat - Due to the detour we will only visit Pago Pago (our next stop of Apia has been cancelled) so straight to Hawaii - lots & lots of days at sea.
PAGO PAGO - American Samoa
(Note the mast sticking up out of the water - sunken boat left to rust)
The humidity was overwhelming - not a great deal to do in town but the people were very friendly. We found a nice place for lunch - Goat Island Cafe - big meals. After lunch found the "Sadie Thompson Inn" for a few bottles of ale - no tap beer & no real internet access but lovely bar staff.
