Last Day in Samoa
Last day in Samoa with final cocktails with Auntie and Anita last night.
Anita and her Mum operate a small cocktail bar on the beach at Lalomanu with the best Pino Coladas around. They have such fantastic smiles with the best service and lived in Aussie for many years. We were often found at the cocktail bar watching the spectacular sunsets and checking out alpha and beta centauri, the pointers towards the Southern Cross.
Auntie and Anita also have 6 Fales as tourist accomodation and were the cleanest around with the best and cleanest toilet facilites, as all girls need a clean loo and shower! Fales provide basic accomodation but for me, with an immediate beach and reef view were absolutely aok.
Travel light and make sure you take a towel as none are provided. A hand sanitiser also a good move. As with developing countries around the world, drink only bottled water and use this to clean teeth.
If you are thinking about travelling to Samoa and want to check out Fale beach accommodation, Auntie and Anita’s new website: www.samoabeachbungalows.ws Tell them you know me from June’s wedding from NZ.
Thank you Auntie and Anita and the very best for your new website and fales. 
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4pm: The Sydney Cafe = the best cafe in Apia with the best lattes, smoothies and wholesome food. Fresh fruit and veges are often hard to find. But there are always the ever versatile coconut tree products, delicious finger bananas and fresh fish. I did not think there was a lot to shop for in Apia, however some of the wooden bowls ,fabrics and bags were just stunning. And thats exactly what I brought home.
It is great to visit the markets in Apia with everything from food, to handcrafts and to the stall owner always providing a cool flow of air with the very effective handmade fans.
Many flights home seem to travel during the late evening or early hours of the morning. At 1.45am Saturday 21 June ’08, Air New Zealand flight NZ861 departs Apia for Aotearoa.
