Mum and Dad's Holiday Highlights

Here are a few of the things Mum and Dad remembered from their holiday:-

Leis on arrival at airport
Meeting netball friends and seeing where netball is played in Samoa
Soap factory
Giving man at waterfall biscuits
Dining room at Taufua Fales
Sua Trench ladder and swim
Fia Fia concert and meal
Relaxing in hammock at Resort
Kayaking despite injuries (and dumping)
Dawn sky on early morning sailing
Blowholes
Turtle swim and Lava flow
Service when we showed cash at Resort
And of course the supply of delicious cookies which kept us going along with lots of drink (water and Jack)

Yes I even managed to get Mum drinking the Jack while on holiday!! More details on all these things to follow....

Summer Holiday ....

I know, I know we have been back from holiday for nearly 2 weeks and as yet have not written 1 word on this blog to tell you about the WONDERFUL and FANTASTIC time we had showing Mum and Dad around Samoa!!

You will notice that I have managed to finish uploading a whole lot of new photos for you though not to mention 3 videos of us swimming with the turtles and visiting the blow holes. Swimming with the turtles was the most MAGNIFICENT thing I have ever done and the photos do it justice so I hope you enjoy.

So we greeted Mum and Dad at Faleolo airport on the 7th April with 2 freshly made flower leis and a hearty "Talofa lava and welcome to Samoa"!!!! They were doing OK having had a day of travelling. Unfortunately at 7.30pm at night they could not see much of the coastline as we drove to Apia but that joy was saved for another day. After raiding the frangipani trees at the airport for flowers (I know how much Mum likes frangipani) we arrived home and cooked a simple BBQ dinner and unpacked the goodies from the suitcases!! Lots of chocolate to fill up the fridge with and Birthday presents - yay!

The next day we spent around Apia walking on the sea wall, visiting the craft markets for souviners, going for a tour of the Robert Louis Stevenson house, visiting the Mailelani soap factory for a tour and explanation of how they make the soap with coconut oil and Samoan fragrances and then finishing a day with a cocktail in the Aggies bar before seeing friends for dinner.

It's My Birthday!

It's my Birthday today. Thanks to everyone for the wishes via card, email and text. Also thanks for the presents!! Adam took me for lunch today. I ordered the Snapper. I got Tuna that was underdone. Oh well that is Birthday's for you in Samoa!!! Off to netball now. It's been a pretty normal day really .........

Will be writing soon and uploading photos of our week and 1/2 adventures around Upolu and Savaii with my parents. We had a great time so watch this space.