After bobbing around hove-to all night off Pago Pago we discussed our options. We both felt that even if we could get the anchor to hold in the harbor, we could not leave the boat untended, making it difficult to tour American Samoa. Some of the cruisers were rafting up 2-3 boats deep on the public wharf, but that is a difficult option for a catamaran 23 ft wide. Finally, we opted for running the 70 miles to Apia in Western Samoa which was our next scheduled destination. Unfortunately, the NW winds were against us, so we stayed hove-to off Pago Pago all day trying to rest until late afternoon when the winds switched to SSE. Although this was a favorable wind it came with a large, steep quartering sea (3+ meters) and quickly built to 20-25 kts. Even with only a small jib out, we sailed all night at 6-7 kts over the roller coaster seas �- quite a ride! Once we rounded the eastern end of Upolu Island the seas abated somewhat, but the wind continued at 20+ knots. This was problematic since we were going too fast and did not want to arrive off Apia until daybreak. So we furled the jib and coasted, bobbed and eventually motored into Apia harbor under the radio guidance of the Apia port authority. They even sent a guy out in a boat to guide us to the anchorage. And what an anchorage! It was roomy, sheltered and good holding in 25 ft. Although the small marina was full, there was only one other boat in the anchorage. What a relief, after 10 days effectively at sea and over 1200 miles from Bora Bora, we were finally anchored. Later that day we were visited by the Health inspector, Quarantine officer and Customs Agent. Each had to be ferried out in our dinghy and suitably refreshed in the cockpit, but all were very pleasant and the process was relatively painless. Once finished with inspections we were told to strike the quarantine flag and allowed off the boat. The final step of our check-in was to walk into town, find the immigration of fice and check ourselves into the country. This was slow, but also pretty easy. Tired, but happy to be here in Apia, we retired to the boat for some R&R and an early bedtime.