A Tour of American Samoa

Cruise Ship in the Pago Pago Harbor

There have been 2 cruise ships docked in Pago Pago in the past couple of weeks. We have become so accustomed to everything that we are wondering what exactly they are going to tour.



But since we have friends coming on a cruise in December that would like to see us, we have decided we need to remember exactly how we felt when we first got here. Everything was so new and thrilling to see. We would like to share some of that excitement with them. These are friends that we met on our European trip last year. Here's some of the things we thought they'd like to see.



Pictures of the Samoan Cultural Center in Pago Pago.




Try Pot - this pot was used by whalers to render the blubber obtained from whales.

An intricately hand carved statue.

Miniature boats used by ancient Samoans. Some were used for fishing, others for exploring & still others for warfare.

A "flower" arrangement.

Another carving. 

View of Pago Pago Harbor from the mountain top. This is looking down on the south side of the island.








Step across the road & you see the north side of the island.

Ocean views

Some of the large church houses on the island.

The village of Leone where we live.

One of the many hidden coves

The view from the Mapausaga Stake Center.