The REAL Treasure Island! [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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - ⏱ 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - ✅ Subscribe for more true sailing adventures. 💬 Question for you: Do you think Samoa deserves the title of Treasure Island? 👍 Like the video if you love stories that mix adventure and reality. #SailingPacific #Samoa #TreasureIsland #AdventureTravel #SailingLife- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 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! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours