Well this is an interesting day that did not happen. Just for the record, this is Sunday and actually Palm Sunday. We crossed the International Date Line during the night so when we went to bed it was Saturday evening and when we woke up it was Monday morning. Really a cool event. So we had a Palm Sunday service on Saturday morning before we went out on our Pago Pago tours. In other words, everyone on ship did not actually see Palm Sunday this year.
Some interesting facts. American Samoa is the last country to celebrate New Years Eve every year. And independent Samoa that was once part of the same country and only about 102 miles apart is the first country on earth to celebrate News Years Eve each year. While this can be confusing locally, it puts American Samoa on the same date as its major trading partner the United States, and Independent Samoa on the same date as its major trading partners, Australia and New Zealand.
In other words, they are separated by 100 miles, and 24 hours all at the same time. No pictures as this is the date that did not happen!
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