Oville Posted April 17 #826 Share Posted April 17 As always, such fun joining you and Iain on your adventure. Katie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 18 Author #827 Share Posted April 18 6 hours ago, Gracie115 said: It looks like you are having a blast!!! Your photos are wonderful. Thanks... it is a great cruise... It is nice to visits new cultures you have only heard of. It makes you appreciate the diversity of the world and at times grateful for how well we have it ourselves. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 18 Author #828 Share Posted April 18 Today’s tour. Let’s see how accurate the description is. Indulge your senses with the pristine natural beauty of Upolu during this scenic, half-day tour of the island's northeast coast. Depart the pier for a picturesque drive along the northeast coast of Upolu. Along the way, you will pass through local villages that still observe a traditional lifestyle. Your first stop is at Falefa Village for photo stop at the Cathedral. Continuing on to the Falefa Waterfall and Estuary, a former trading post for locals and whalers in the early 1800s. The return trip will be made via the same coastal road. Your tour will conclude with a visit to Maalaauli Gardens, which features an abundance of native and tropical plants, flowers and fruits. Included are specimens found in the bird of paradise family, along with ginger, axoria heliconia, ylangylang, papaya, guava, star fruit, pineapple and mang. During your visit, you will be served local fruit, bottled water and coconuts and see demonstrations of coconut tree climbing, husking, grating and preparing fresh coconut cream. Afterward, you will rejoin your coach for the return drive to the pier. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 18 Author #829 Share Posted April 18 We started out in small busses with about 20 per bus. They had a convoy of about 12 busses that arrived at each place at the same time. Would have been less chaotic had they staggered the busses 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 18 Author #830 Share Posted April 18 (edited) Not the biggest on visiting the obligatory church stops of most tours. But did find some good photo ops. While beautiful the temps were in the 90’s and 100% humidity in the equatorial intense sun. Definitely staying hydrated is important. Edited April 18 by Jim_Iain 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare abbydancer2003 Posted April 18 #831 Share Posted April 18 10 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: Let’s backtrack to Suva. We took a Tour that @abbydancer2003 arranged with tour by locals. I think think there were 8 of us. Great job Abby. Thank you, sweetie. 9 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: We next visited a Fijian village. Much more Disneyland than the authentic Ine we previously visited. I think calling it Disneyland is not the right word. It's more commercial, but it's a real village, but one where the residents have made it a much bigger production. A fake village would not have children and chickens running around. I think everyone there, performers, cooks, servers, etc, are locals who don costumes to show their culture. They live in the village. They have just figured out how to make some money from their culture. They are not actors from LA brought in to stage a village. It was fun and the food was great. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Justpackingmybags Posted April 18 #832 Share Posted April 18 Ohhhh! I’m enjoying living this cruise vicariously so much. Thank you for all the photos and observations Jim Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare abbydancer2003 Posted April 18 #833 Share Posted April 18 Hi all, I thought I would treat you all to the sunsets from Samoa, from our somewhat unique view out the back of the ship. They were taken about an hour apart. I hope you enjoy them. 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike981 Posted April 18 #834 Share Posted April 18 @abbydancer2003 thank you for the great pictures. You reminded me of a cruise my wife and I were on with and aft balcony. I can't remember the island, but we had an amazing sunset. If you looked to the right you could see the spectacular sunset and if you looked to the left you could see smoke coming out of a volcano in the wonderful light of the sunset. It looked like a movie scene and a moment that gets brought up every trip. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 18 Author #835 Share Posted April 18 Last night had incredible sunsets. The sunset bar was packed. Love how it changes constantly. 44 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 18 Author #836 Share Posted April 18 It was really nice to wander around the ship at twilight. 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessinfl Posted April 18 #837 Share Posted April 18 Wow! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie115 Posted April 18 #838 Share Posted April 18 41 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: Last night had incredible sunsets. The sunset bar was packed. Love how it changes constantly. Wow!! These are just beautiful!! 💗💗 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamar Posted April 18 #839 Share Posted April 18 Simply beautiful, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisetonowhere10 Posted April 18 #840 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said: Last night had incredible sunsets. The sunset bar was packed. Love how it changes constantly. The last one is so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Chrissi3010 Posted April 18 #841 Share Posted April 18 2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: Last night had incredible sunsets. The sunset bar was packed. Love how it changes constantly. All your pictures are beautiful, Jim. I love these incredible colours. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastdance Posted April 18 #842 Share Posted April 18 (edited) I so agree about twilight time and photos...dinner seems to not always allow for such timing, but running out for a few great pics is usually rewarding. My DH does not agree. 🤷♀️ Edited April 18 by Lastdance 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted April 18 #843 Share Posted April 18 (edited) love the sunsets and nightime shots AND the flowers are truly amazing ! Edited April 18 by hcat 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaynors Posted April 19 #844 Share Posted April 19 Your sunset pictures are amazing. Here's our view of Apia right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 19 Author #845 Share Posted April 19 Finished up a short video of Apia - 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Justpackingmybags Posted April 19 #846 Share Posted April 19 Following this thread is going to cost me serious money isn’t it? I want to take this cruise so much now. Time to up the savings for a couple of years - I’m not doing those long flights without some comfort! Absolutely loving the photos Jim; I’m a sucker for a good sunset. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted April 19 #847 Share Posted April 19 16 hours ago, Mike981 said: @abbydancer2003 thank you for the great pictures. You reminded me of a cruise my wife and I were on with and aft balcony. I can't remember the island, but we had an amazing sunset. If you looked to the right you could see the spectacular sunset and if you looked to the left you could see smoke coming out of a volcano in the wonderful light of the sunset. It looked like a movie scene and a moment that gets brought up every trip. My late husband and I always said we never regretted a penny we spent on cruising because of the fabulous memories…Like yourself, there are moments we will remember forever. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted April 19 #848 Share Posted April 19 3 hours ago, Justpackingmybags said: Following this thread is going to cost me serious money isn’t it? I want to take this cruise so much now. Time to up the savings for a couple of years - I’m not doing those long flights without some comfort! Absolutely loving the photos Jim; I’m a sucker for a good sunset. Writing as someone from your neighbourhood the older you get the harder it gets to fly long haul, even when upgrading flights so don’t leave it too long! Having enjoyed two trips in the Pacific and South Pacific I can only say if I close my eyes I can see the sights, hear the noises and even smell the fresh earth smell of the islands…Worth every penny and suffering the flights! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted April 19 #849 Share Posted April 19 6 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: Finished up a short video of Apia - very well done..the music was perfect with these pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rina155 Posted April 19 #850 Share Posted April 19 8 hours ago, Justpackingmybags said: Following this thread is going to cost me serious money isn’t it? I want to take this cruise so much now. Time to up the savings for a couple of years - I’m not doing those long flights without some comfort! Absolutely loving the photos Jim; I’m a sucker for a good sunset. I am right there with you. This cruise and flying in comfort are now on my travel list for the future! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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