On the Crown: 28 Days in the S. Pacific and it Wasn't Bora Boraing

[Minoushka]

Could you posta link to your review of Oosterdam ...one more r and it should crow ...you know roosterdam

[KruzeKrazy!]

We've been on the Oosterdam (on an Alaska cruise) and really liked both HAL and the ship.

[SailorJack]

Sailor Jack, just a big thank you for your review.I am enjoying it so much ,warms me up from the -20 wind chill outside.:D

 

Glad you enjoyed it...but I think we are about to get the big chill here in Georgia tomorrow!:(

[SailorJack]

Samoa has a lot of very interesting churches - this was one of our favorites.

 

 

 

 

The inside was simple - yet colorful and elegant.

 

 

 

 

A scene as we drove along the coast.

 

 

[SailorJack]

Sailor Jack -

 

Please remind me what underwater camera you got. We are about to go shopping for a new one in advance of our FP Pacific Princess cruise and love how great all your pictures look!

 

Of course, I'm sure a lot has to do with your photography skills but... :- )

 

Thanks!

 

Photography skills?:D The camera is an Olympus Tough TG3. It is a very nice little camera which also has Wi-Fi and GPS. I got it for $299, but I think the price may have gone up a little since. If you go to one of the on-line stores they may add some perks - card, case, etc.

[KruzeKrazy!]

Thanks, Sailor Jack!

 

Brian

[SailorJack]

The coast along the island was beautiful and there were a lot of great beaches. We stopped at this one and took a quick swim. Water was great!

 

 

 

 

Our guide told us a lot of people swim out this island for the snorkeling, but we did not have the time.

 

 

 

Just a shot along the shore.

 

 

[SailorJack]

Could you posta link to your review of Oosterdam ...one more r and it should crow ...you know roosterdam

 

Michele, links to the Oosterdam review - as well as all my others - are in my signature. Just look at the bottom of this post (it is the third one down). If you have signatures turned off, just turn it back on to see the link.

 

Jack

Edited February 18, 2015 by SailorJack

[Minoushka]

As always great fun review ,,good job Sailor Jack

[Cruzin-K]

Ack! All your photobucket photos have vanished because you're so popular. (This is on ALL your review threads w photos, btw)

 

Photobucket experts, will these ever come back? :confused:

 

What does it cost to upgrade? Maybe we can take up a collection :D

Edited February 19, 2015 by Cruzin-K

[SailorJack]

On the way up to Robert L. Stevenson's house we passed by a nice little waterfall.

 

 

 

 

And were entertained by kids jumping into the pool below. They would then climb up the cliff and ask for a dollar - which we happily gave to them.:)

 

 

 

The pool below the waterfall.

 

 

[SailorJack]

Ack! All your photobucket photos have vanished because you're so popular. (This is on ALL your review threads w photos, btw)

 

Photobucket experts, will these ever come back? :confused:

 

What does it cost to upgrade? Maybe we can take up a collection :D

 

I don't know what happened there! I even went back and deleted some of my folders to get below the limit, but to no avail.

 

The good news is that I created a flickr account and the last pictures came from there.

[SailorJack]

This is Robert L. Stevenson's home which has been turned into a museum. It is one of the top tourist draws for the island.

 

 

 

 

The kitchen was out back of the house and was not included in the tour.

 

 

 

 

The house was well designed and was finished with wood throughout the downstairs areas.

 

 

 

 

We were told that the white paper square next to the bear rug is where he collapsed and died - kind of eerie looking at that.

 

 

[SailorJack]

I second Jasperdo concerning Flickr. I've never run into issues concerning bandwidth. Just took a look at my stats and my photos have been viewed over 900,000 times... :)

 

 

 

I use Flickr. You get one terabyte of free storage there. And it's easy to add photos to the thread.

 

 

Thanks much.

 

As you can see I am using Flickr now. Just one question. When I copy the posting code, the picture comes with a lot of verbiage like my name, etc. I have to go into the code and delete about half of it to just get the picture. I have posted a picture below showing some of the code I usually delete - the stuff off to the right of the picture. Is there a way to copy and paste the code so you don't have to do a lot of editing?

 

Thanks

 

Jack

 

 

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[Jasperdo]

Thanks much.

 

As you can see I am using Flickr now. Just one question. When I copy the posting code, the picture comes with a lot of verbiage like my name, etc. I have to go into the code and delete about half of it to just get the picture. I have posted a picture below showing some of the code I usually delete - the stuff off to the right of the picture. Is there a way to copy and paste the code so you don't have to do a lot of editing?

 

Thanks

 

Jack

 

 

Not that I'm aware of. That additional information along with the photo began about 6 months ago when Flickr re-did their photo page. The only way I know to get rid of it is to delete that part of the code before you post to the thread.

[SailorJack]

Thanks. I have checked on-line and could not find anything. Oh well, a small price to pay for free photo sharing.

 

Jack

[SailorJack]

One of the "freebies" of visiting the Stevenson home and museum is the demonstration of Samoan dancing and a cava ceremony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[emmak8]

Thank you soooo much for all your posts , photos, and the wonderful review.

We are doing this cruise on the Crown October 2015. Looking forward to a trip even half as terrific as yours!!

Thanks again.

[timetravler]

A great book written by Robert Louis Stevenson is called the Silverado Squatters. It is about the Napa Valley before most wineries were built and hot springs were the main reason to go there. Anyways RLS has a state park here named after him. RLS spent his honeymoon here(Napa valley). You can get a good portion of the book free on your kindle. Easy read.

[SailorJack]

Thank you soooo much for all your posts , photos, and the wonderful review.

We are doing this cruise on the Crown October 2015. Looking forward to a trip even half as terrific as yours!!

Thanks again.

 

Glad you are enjoying it. We know a couple of people who are going on that cruise and we are excited for them (and for you:)) It is a fabulous itinerary and I know you are going to have a terrify time!

[SailorJack]

Before we leave Samoa, I want to repost the pictures that were deleted, so bear with me.

 

 

This is early morning and our arrival in Apia just as the sun was coming up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our first glimpse of the harbor.

 

 

 

 

[SailorJack]

This is Apia harbor. It is situated at the mouth of a river and was the site of a tragic naval standoff during the Samoan Civil War. Seven military vessels from Imperial Germany, the United States and Great Britain were in this harbor in1889 when a typhoon approached. Neither the Germans, Americans or British were about to leave first (something about losing face) and as a result all but one of the ships were destroyed - with only the British ship escaping. A year later a treaty was signed dividing Samoa into American Samoa and German Samoa. All that said, it is a very beautiful natural harbor and offers a great entrance to Samoa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SailorJack]

We were greeted at the dock by a troupe of dancers that put on a great show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the smiles on their faces it appeared they were enjoying the program as much as we were up on the ship!

 

 

 

 

[SailorJack]

The men got into the dancing and they looked like they were having just as much fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This guy was great and it looks like he is floating on air.

 

 

[SailorJack]

After our very entertaining reception to Apia we walked into town for a quick visit before we started our island tour. This first photo is of the buildings along Beach Road.

 

 

 

 

 

The walk into town takes less than 15 minutes and is very picturesque, with lots of floral plantings and rest stops.

 

 

 

There were lots of directional signs to help you along the way. I think this one was a safety sign that basically said that people from the United States should toe the line by walking side by side to avoid the traffic.

 

 

 

 

Looking back at the ship from Beach Road.