TREASURE ISLAND is real (and we found it!) [RED SEAS]
🏝️ Sailing to the Real Treasure Island | First Impressions of Samoa [Ep193]
If you grew up reading stories of floating islands, daring escapes, and hidden treasures, this episode will feel like stepping straight into a childhood storybook. 📖 Our journey brings us to Samoa — a place some even call the real Treasure Island.
After zig-zagging our way across the Pacific, we finally reach these volcanic islands that feel worlds apart from the remote atolls we’ve been visiting. Bigger, more built-up, and rich in culture, Samoa offers a very different kind of adventure. From bustling local life to quiet anchorages, this place surprised us at every turn.
In this episode, we share our first impressions of Samoa: the warm welcome, the challenges of arriving by sailboat in a less-traveled corner of the Pacific, and why this island chain feels like the living heart of adventure.
If you love sailing life, remote exploration, and real-world treasure islands, this one is for you.
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⏱ Timestamps
00:00 Childhood dreams meet real adventures 🌊
00:49 Arriving in Samoa (aka the real Treasure Island)
04:14 Finding Robert Louis Stevenson (famous author of Treasure Island)
07:14 A piece of Scotland in the heart of Samoa
11:04 Exploring Samoa - hiking to the author's tomb
16:17 A whole new perspective on Samoa
18:32 Swimming in a private freshwater pool
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We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure!
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