If you read this blog regularly, you know that I'm planning a grand adventure. My original plan was to leave in April (next month!), but I ended up pushing those plans back in favor of September. The fall simply works better for my job and my life for many reasons.
So, the big announcement: I've booked the first leg of my trip! I'll be sailing on a cruise ship from Los Angeles to Sydney in the fall and I just can't wait! (Of course, at this point everything is still refundable. So I can still change my mind about where/how I want to start this adventure.) For now, I'm dreaming about one of the stops on my trip: Pago Pago, in American Samoa. As I sit in chilly, but sunny Northern California, I dream of sinking my cold toes into the warm sands of Pago Pago. I wish the clear water was lapping against my legs and I wonder how the island will smell. Will the air smell of flowers and fruit, like Hawaii? Maybe like spiced (jerk) chicken and coconut, like Jamaica? Or will it smell like nutmeg and banana bread, like it does in Grenada, the spice island? (Probably not.) It's all unknown at this point, and that, my friends, is the point of Faraway Fantasy Friday!
Where do you want to be today?
So, the big announcement: I've booked the first leg of my trip! I'll be sailing on a cruise ship from Los Angeles to Sydney in the fall and I just can't wait! (Of course, at this point everything is still refundable. So I can still change my mind about where/how I want to start this adventure.) For now, I'm dreaming about one of the stops on my trip: Pago Pago, in American Samoa. As I sit in chilly, but sunny Northern California, I dream of sinking my cold toes into the warm sands of Pago Pago. I wish the clear water was lapping against my legs and I wonder how the island will smell. Will the air smell of flowers and fruit, like Hawaii? Maybe like spiced (jerk) chicken and coconut, like Jamaica? Or will it smell like nutmeg and banana bread, like it does in Grenada, the spice island? (Probably not.) It's all unknown at this point, and that, my friends, is the point of Faraway Fantasy Friday!
photo from http://ds-lands.com/photo/pago-pago/01/
Where do you want to be today?
I'm officially jealous. I can't even talk to you....
ReplyDeleteI'm freezing my butt off. I want to be in the sun! Waaaahhhhhhhh!
Very cool! How long will the cruise take to get to Sydney? Fly back after? I love Sydney. I'm curious to know all the stops. Oh to travel again. Sigh.
ReplyDelete:) The cruise is 21 days. We make two stops in Hawaii (Hilo and Honolulu) and then go to Pago Pago, Suva Fiji, Vanuatu, two stops in New Caledonia and then Sydney. I'm actually going to stay gone for at least six months. I'll stick around in Australia/NZ for a few weeks, then go to Thailand or Indonesia for the winter (it's cheap and beachy!) and then head to Europe (Italy and Spain) in the Spring before coming home. :)
DeleteSo exciting! That sounds amazing. As always, looking forward to pictures!
DeleteChristy I am so excited for your trip. I feel like in a small way I am going with you as a fly on the wall through your blog. Though I know that will never ever be the same thing. We are planning more USofA road trips. We got some beautiful things here. I would love to take Lars to Europe eventually. In the mean time I will enjoy seeing all that you see. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAww! Thanks Stephanie! I'm really excited to have you along for the ride. I can't wait to read about your road trips. :)
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