Day 145 Departure

Another evening harbor exit
Andy wanted to go on a hike today so we did some more chores. Mark and Kurt went over to Windekind to see if they could help and were able to get an excellent tour of a tuna boat. This is something we had talked about but did not know how to execute. Windekind had been told they would have to move to make space for a cargo ship so they tied up alongside the tuna boat. The only way to their boat was across the deck of the tuna boat and in the process, Mark met the engineer who was glad to give them an extensive tour. I wish I had arrived an hour earlier but I was busy with phone calls to clear up some credit card issues.
Finally we re-assembled at the boat and after dinner we raised the anchor and set a course for Apia in independent Samoa. The trip is about 80 miles so we expected to reach Apia by mid-morning on Tuesday.
Our visit to American Samoa had been full of surprises. Our first impressions, based on the harbor, had not been very good but after having the opportunity to meet some wonderful people and to see more of the island, it was easy to see why people return here.