Today we arrived in Pago Pago, American Samoa for our third island port day. As we pulled into port this morning, we could see the McDonald’s out the window, so we knew we were headed for familiar territory.
The past two island ports were pretty busy days for us, with the Francky-Franck tour of Moorea and the snorkeling lagoon tour of Bora Bora, so the plan for today was pretty simple: sit on a beach and relax. We made our way to a little resort that was about 10 minutes away from the ship called Sadie’s By The Sea, where for $5 per person we had use of their pool, beach, showers, and most importantly, wi-fi. Apparently there are only two resorts/hotels on the island, and this one had a pretty nice set-up:
It was another beautiful day, and we thoroughly enjoyed relaxing by the pool, swimming, and catching a few rays. We ate lunch at the restaurant on site, Goat Island Café, and both of us enjoyed some delicious wahoo fish wraps with French fries and fresh fruit. I even made a new friend in this sweet orange kitty:
A few other people from our boat made their way over, but all in all it was pretty secluded and quiet. Well, quiet except for the CD of American oldies that kept playing over and over again. But that was ok, because it was like a little taste of home. In the gift shop at Sadie’s, you could buy Lay’s potato chips, Tostitos chips and cheese dip, and other American “specialties.” We got a good chuckle out of that.
Dinner was good once again, although Mimi is a bit under the weather, so we didn’t get quite as many good stories out of her tonight. Hopefully she’ll be back in action soon. Soon we are going to head down to karaoke, which Dan is really excited about. Stories about that to come tomorrow!