Totally Wild - Samoa | Channel Ten

Samoa

Date:02/01/2009

Getting messy with coconuts, trying to hit a ball in Samoan cricket and cooking with banana leaves - these are just some of the adventures Pip gets up to in her 12 day trip around Samoa. Check it out.

Last month Totally Wild went tropical!

I was lucky enough to spend 12 wonderful days on location filming on the Islands of Samoa. Samoa is certainly tropical, located between New Zealand and Hawaii.

Over the 12 days we ventured to every corner of Upolu and Savai'i Islands, meeting wonderful people and experiencing the day to day life completely different to here in Oz.

I loved every single story we did, but of course I have my favourites!

Getting up close to the marine life of the Pacific by snorkelling and swimming with the turtles was breathtaking, as was lending a hand to a local family cooking a huge Sunday feast. Wrapping fish in banana leaves proved a little trickier (and slimier!) than I first thought.

I also got to see amazing performances of fire dancing - a Samoan tradition which was a spectacular sight!

And what would an island experience be without climbing a coconut tree and husking a coconut?! Well I got the inside word… and let's just say things got a little messy.

Make sure you tune in for these and more amazing stories from Samoa over the next few months!!

Pip x