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First, somewhere in time and space we past through the international date line yesterday. Tonight we gain another hour. Needless to say, I have no idea of the date or time.

Today, we arrived in Apia which is the capital of Samoa. It is a beautiful city.

A view of Apia from the aft of the ship.

As I was looking around the culturally center, a woman approached me to offer a tour of the island. I was hesitant but agreed. I had the best time. We first visited Robert Louis Stevenson’s house.

This house was made from redwood shipped from California.

Next was a Baha i temple. Loved the docent that explained the temple and the faith. One of the inspirational sayings in the temple read- the light of good character suppresses the light of the sun. The temple and grounds were beautiful.

Next was a stop at the largest waterfall on the island.

I couldn’t capture the beauty of this waterfall.

Now the news- Samoa is a member of the British Commonwealth which has made arrangements to meet here in Samoa in October. I discovered where King Charles and the British delegation will be staying. Hopefully, the King will feel well enough to attend because these people are so excited.