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.









































Reef Life with Bicolor Chromis (Apr 28, 2024)
The fish with the black boy and white tail are called bicolor chromis

Healthy Coral on next to unhealthy coral (Apr 29, 2024)
Village children dancing (Apr 28, 2024)
Village Church Service (Apr 28, 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

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

Community Hall (May 1, 2024)
Where the villagers meet. This was a meeting for the women to sell souvenirs

Village Center (May 1, 2024)
The chiefs of the village live here

Bioflourescent Photo of Coral (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)
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 Swimming (May 1, 2024)
Tiger Shark Feeding (May 1, 2024)
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