26 August 2010 - Pago Pago

Another island paradise!

We arrived here early this morning and again, didn't bother with a ship's tour, we just walked around and of course, did some shopping!

You can still see the impact of the tsunami here - there are quite a few blocks of land where there apparently used to be buildings that were just wiped clean. In the photo that Paul is in, we are standing beside the Pago Plaza, a small shopping centre which is still being repaired. The tsunami came up to the second floor of the Pago Plaza building, so almost certainly affected most of the buildings in the background of the photo.

This afternoon though, we're letting geekishness take control. Internet access on the ship is hellishly expensive - the cheapest package is $250 (AU) for 1000 minutes - $15 per hour, and the download speed isn't quite as slow as dial-up, but not a lot better. On shore here there's a company offering access for $10 per day, and we've both signed up for a $10 package and are planning to spend the rest of the afternoon catching up on all the stuff we've been missing over the last few weeks!