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Samoa 2008

Jacqui and I travelled to Canada in 2008 and spent a week in Samoa on the way. We stayed at Virgin Cove, a small resort on the beach outside Apia. We arrived very late at night and, after a welcome nights sleep were delighted to wake in a classic tropical paradise.

At that time, the resort was run entirely by the local community and proceeds were for their benefit.

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Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Our hut was was a DeLuxe room which meant is had insect screens and a bathroom.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Our hut was was a DeLuxe room which meant is had insect screens and a bathroom.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. The dining room.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. The dining room.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Dugout canoes with outriggers
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Dugout canoes with outriggers
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Nightlights
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Nightlights
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. A simple beach Fale.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. A simple beach Fale.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Coconuts, they fall man!
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Coconuts, they fall man!
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. A simple beach Fale.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. A simple beach Fale.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Evening in the dining hall with entertainment to come.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Evening in the dining hall with entertainment to come.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Fire dancers from the local village, perform for our pleasure.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Mud skippers.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Mud skippers.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Mud skipper - is this how we emerged from the ocean?
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. Mud skipper - is this how we emerged from the ocean?
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. All is quiet inside the reef with the pastel hues of the tropics.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. The bathroom and shower for the Fales.
Samoa 2008 - Virgin Cove Resort, Apia, Samoa. The bathroom and shower for the Fales.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. Entrance to Aggie Grey's hotel.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. Entrance to Aggie Grey's hotel.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. Women play cards in their break.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. Women play cards in their break.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. Even the police wear traditional dress.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. Even the police wear traditional dress.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. School buses.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. School buses.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. School buses.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. School buses.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. The church is very prominent in Samoa.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. The church is very prominent in Samoa.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. The church is very prominent in Samoa.
Samoa 2008 - Apia, the capital of Samoa. The church is very prominent in Samoa.