Next Stop – Pago Pago

Taking a little vacation to Pago Pago in late December. Got my tickets and my lodgings reserved. About 7,000 people visit American Samoa annually. That averages out to about 20 per day. And, I don’t know if it includes people that come in by cruise ship. 18 cruise ships stopped by in 2015. The 7,000 most like is a count of non-cruisers.

American Samoa’s land area is about as big as Washington DC.  It has the highest rate of enlistment in the US military of any state or territory and a Samoan male is 56 times more likely to play in the NFL than an American non-Samoan. The main “industry” is tuna canning.  I am pretty sure that exciting downtown Pago Pago smells like cat food.

And, internet is almost non-existent. But, there is a McDonald’s. And enormous bats.

Leaving Kailua-Kona mid-day December 21 and returning Dec 29 at about 8AM.

Note to Carlton: I am sure it is safer in Pago Pago than it is in Kona. Both places have dengue fever. And, I am not renting a car. So, don’t worry about me. The water is drinkable. The biggest danger will be being squashed on the plane getting to Samoa. Think about the middle seat on a plane full of Samoans. Because it sure isn’t going to be tourists on the plane.