Fiji 2024

A week at Beqa Lagoon Resort in Fiji. The diving was amazing, the people so very friendly and proud of their culture, the food delicious. We were treated to several cultural evenings, including church choir, a visit to a local village, fire walking and fire dancing.

2024 Fiji

April 2024

Reef Life with Bicolor Chromis

Saddled Sea snake swimming on reef

Saddled Sea Snake

School of Big Eye Snapper

Healthy Coral on next to unhealthy coral

Turtle Snacking

Fish on healthy coral reef

Sunset at Beqa Lagoon Resort

White Tip Shark

Spotted Pufferfish

Reef with large schools of fish

Bioflourescent Photo of Coral

Anemone with clown fish

Knox Redirecting Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark Eating

Tiger Shark Feed

Beqa Lagoon Resort 2024, Fiji

May 2024

Chocolate Soufle

Wahoo with Mashed Potatoes

Chocolate Crepe

Village Methodist Church

With Fire Dancers

Clam (Apr 28, 2024)

Clam (Apr 28, 2024)

Reef Life with Bicolor Chromis (Apr 28, 2024)

Reef Life with Bicolor Chromis (Apr 28, 2024)

The fish with the black boy and white tail are called bicolor chromis

Clown Fish (Apr 28, 2024)

Clown Fish (Apr 28, 2024)

Saddled Sea snake swimming on reef (Apr 29, 2024)

Saddled Sea snake swimming on reef (Apr 29, 2024)

Saddled Sea Snake (Apr 29, 2024)

Saddled Sea Snake (Apr 29, 2024)

Healthy Reef (Apr 29, 2024)

Healthy Reef (Apr 29, 2024)

Reef Life (Apr 29, 2024)

Reef Life (Apr 29, 2024)

School of Big Eye Snapper (Apr 29, 2024)

School of Big Eye Snapper (Apr 29, 2024)

Healthy Coral on next to unhealthy coral (Apr 29, 2024)

Healthy Coral on next to unhealthy coral (Apr 29, 2024)

Turtle Snacking (Apr 29, 2024)

Turtle Snacking (Apr 29, 2024)

Fish on healthy coral reef (Apr 29, 2024)

Fish on healthy coral reef (Apr 29, 2024)

Sunset at Beqa Lagoon Resort (Apr 29, 2024)

Sunset at Beqa Lagoon Resort (Apr 29, 2024)

Scorpionfish (Apr 29, 2024)

Scorpionfish (Apr 29, 2024)

Can you see it? It's right in the middle of the picture

Clownfish (Apr 30, 2024)

Clownfish (Apr 30, 2024)

Elk Horn Coral (Apr 30, 2024)

Elk Horn Coral (Apr 30, 2024)

With many fish hiding inside

White Tip Shark (Apr 30, 2024)

White Tip Shark (Apr 30, 2024)

Just hanging around, then this shark came over to investigate

Ribbon Eel (Apr 30, 2024)

Ribbon Eel (Apr 30, 2024)

Spotted Pufferfish (Apr 30, 2024)

Spotted Pufferfish (Apr 30, 2024)

Reef with large schools of fish (Apr 30, 2024)

Reef with large schools of fish (Apr 30, 2024)

Bioflourescent Photo of Coral (Apr 30, 2024)

Bioflourescent Photo of Coral (Apr 30, 2024)

Anemone with clown fish (Apr 30, 2024)

Anemone with clown fish (Apr 30, 2024)

The clown fish is a dark spot in the middle.

Tiger Shark (May 1, 2024)

Tiger Shark (May 1, 2024)

This guy is big, maybe 13 feet

Knox Redirecting Tiger Shark (May 1, 2024)

Knox Redirecting Tiger Shark (May 1, 2024)

Knox is the name of the divemaster

Shark Feeding (May 1, 2024)

Shark Feeding (May 1, 2024)

Mostly all nurse sharks

Tiger Shark Eating (May 1, 2024)

Tiger Shark Eating (May 1, 2024)

Right when Junior (the divemaster) gives the food

Tiger Shark Feed (May 1, 2024)

Tiger Shark Feed (May 1, 2024)

Tiger Shark Swimming (May 1, 2024)

Tiger Shark Feeding (May 1, 2024)

120 frames per second

Chocolate Soufle (May 1, 2024)

Chocolate Soufle (May 1, 2024)

Wahoo with Mashed Potatoes (May 1, 2024)

Wahoo with Mashed Potatoes (May 1, 2024)

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20240430 200408 (Apr 30, 2024)

Ice Cream (Apr 30, 2024)

Ice Cream (Apr 30, 2024)

Chocolate Crepe (Apr 29, 2024)

Chocolate Crepe (Apr 29, 2024)

Stuffed with a creme

Village children dancing (Apr 28, 2024)

Village Church Service (Apr 28, 2024)

Preschool (Apr 30, 2024)

Preschool (Apr 30, 2024)

The building is very primitive, and the supplies

Preschool Children (May 1, 2024)

They sang several songs to us

Community Hall (May 1, 2024)

The ladies have crafts to sell as souvenirs to us

Typical house (May 1, 2024)

Typical house (May 1, 2024)

Community Hall (May 1, 2024)

Community Hall (May 1, 2024)

Where the villagers meet. This was a meeting for the women to sell souvenirs

Village Center (May 1, 2024)

Village Center (May 1, 2024)

The chiefs of the village live here

Pastors Home (May 1, 2024)

Pastors Home (May 1, 2024)

Village Methodist Church (May 1, 2024)

Village Methodist Church (May 1, 2024)

Weaving a mat (May 1, 2024)

Weaving a mat (May 1, 2024)

This lady says it takes about 2 weeks to weave one of the large mats

Seawall (May 1, 2024)

Seawall (May 1, 2024)

Protects the village during cyclones. But the water still hits the seawall and sprays high into the air, showering the homes close to the water

Hip Hop Fire Dancing (May 1, 2024)

The men performing with a hip hop influence

Fire Dancers (May 1, 2024)

Performing a little more traditional dancing

With Fire Dancers (May 1, 2024)

With Fire Dancers (May 1, 2024)