 When Stevenson, his wife, Fanny (Strong's mother-in-law), and Isobel's brother, Lloyd Osbourne, came to visit in Hawaii, Strong was invited to go island hopping in the South Pacific.His wife and young son were sent to Australia while he travelled with Stevenson.Once the Stevensons were settled in Vailima, Samoa, Strong and his wife joined them there in 1891.