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.
Clam (Apr 28, 2024)
Chocolate Soufle (May 1, 2024)
Reef Life with Bicolor Chromis (Apr 28, 2024)
The fish with the black boy and white tail are called bicolor chromis
Wahoo with Mashed Potatoes (May 1, 2024)
Clown Fish (Apr 28, 2024)
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Saddled Sea snake swimming on reef (Apr 29, 2024)
Ice Cream (Apr 30, 2024)
Saddled Sea Snake (Apr 29, 2024)
Healthy Reef (Apr 29, 2024)
Reef Life (Apr 29, 2024)
School of Big Eye Snapper (Apr 29, 2024)
Healthy Coral on next to unhealthy coral (Apr 29, 2024)
Turtle Snacking (Apr 29, 2024)
Village children dancing (Apr 28, 2024)
Fish on healthy coral reef (Apr 29, 2024)
Village Church Service (Apr 28, 2024)
Sunset at Beqa Lagoon Resort (Apr 29, 2024)
Preschool (Apr 30, 2024)
The building is very primitive, and the supplies
Scorpionfish (Apr 29, 2024)
Can you see it? It's right in the middle of the picture
Preschool Children (May 1, 2024)
They sang several songs to us
Clownfish (Apr 30, 2024)
Elk Horn Coral (Apr 30, 2024)
With many fish hiding inside
Community Hall (May 1, 2024)
The ladies have crafts to sell as souvenirs to us
White Tip Shark (Apr 30, 2024)
Just hanging around, then this shark came over to investigate
Ribbon Eel (Apr 30, 2024)
Typical house (May 1, 2024)
Spotted Pufferfish (Apr 30, 2024)
Community Hall (May 1, 2024)
Where the villagers meet. This was a meeting for the women to sell souvenirs
Reef with large schools of fish (Apr 30, 2024)
Village Center (May 1, 2024)
The chiefs of the village live here
Bioflourescent Photo of Coral (Apr 30, 2024)
Pastors Home (May 1, 2024)
Anemone with clown fish (Apr 30, 2024)
The clown fish is a dark spot in the middle.
Village Methodist Church (May 1, 2024)
Tiger Shark (May 1, 2024)
This guy is big, maybe 13 feet
Weaving a mat (May 1, 2024)
This lady says it takes about 2 weeks to weave one of the large mats
Knox Redirecting Tiger Shark (May 1, 2024)
Knox is the name of the divemaster
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
Tiger Shark Eating (May 1, 2024)
Right when Junior (the divemaster) gives the food
Fire Dancers (May 1, 2024)
Performing a little more traditional dancing
Tiger Shark Feed (May 1, 2024)
With Fire Dancers (May 1, 2024)
Tiger Shark Swimming (May 1, 2024)
Tiger Shark Feeding (May 1, 2024)
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