Turns out our Sheraton was not very diligent in the airport pickup. Eventually I sorted it out. They contract out the transport to a company named Autobot. The Autobot guy was there at the airport but my name was not there. The young guy decided to anyways drop us and then come back to pick up his designated passengers.

And that is how we got to know Thomas. Of course, after that, he was there with us for the whole time. Turns out he is not a guide at all – he was just helping out his uncle (whose company is Autobot). However, we insisted next day that he take us around.

Thomas was an outstanding company. This was his first tour job! He actually has a different day job. He not only was able to answer every question I had about Samoa, he was also able to quickly understand what we like doing and not doing and accordingly set up our schedule.

We hope to come back and meet him and his family next time!