The South Pacific

Samoa brought hiking in the national park and a visit to a Latter-day Saint temple that was consecrated on our wedding day. In Fiji, firewalkers, Vanuatu, a canoe ride and an attack by warriors (followed by singing and dancing). At Ile de Pins, the captain kept talking about all the things the island didn't have, like a town, shopping, restaurants, until we wondered why we were docking there. Then, we went snorkeling. Oh My Goodness! We've been scuba diving 90' down and haven't seen the variety of coral and fish that were available just 2 feet below the surface. It's just too bad the "cheap" hotel in Ile de Pins runs about $600 per night, way too rich for our blood.