We were all set for paradise. But was paradise ready for us?

We came to Samoa fleeing winter. Kate would teach at a local school and I would write a travel blog. Life would be sweet and good things would happen to us. We’d swim in the ocean, spend a night in a traditional fale, and cycle around the island.

What we didn’t expect was the onslaught of barking dogs, taxi horns and Zumba classes. Nor the antics of our visiting friends, Ted with his cast iron beer gut and Teresa with her purple swimming cap. We’d have to adapt if we were to survive.

Amusing, colourful and sometimes downright unbelievable, One Hundred Days in Samoa is the story of how two expats cope with living on a South Pacific island and return enriched by their experience.