We’re slowly working our way through the assortment of South Pacific islands. This year, we ticked off Samoa from our list. Samoa is interesting in that there are two main islands, which are separate from American Samoa, which is only 220 kms away. The date line splits the two countries as well. We asked a few of the locals, and nearly everyone we asked hadn’t ever been to American Samoa.

We stayed on the south side of Upolu at the Senalei Resort, and basically drove around the eastern side of the island, mostly chasing waterfalls. We intended to take the ferry over to Sava’ii, but the ferry was sold out days in advance. Overall, I would highly recommend Samoa, the people were really lovely and really welcoming. The island was among the cleanest that I have ever been to. And the beaches and water was all just fantastic.

This shot was taken looking down the beach from our resort, just before sunset.

Sony A7R II | FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM | 70mm | f/22.0 | 1/200th | ISO200