2011 Sept Blog

SHARKS!…..

Dear F&F, August 29th…Happy Birthday Peter! I\’ve heard forever about the shark feed dive near Beqa (Benga) Lagoon here in Fiji. This is where they get the \”bigs\”. We loaded up all our gear on Aquatrek\’s dive boat for the 15 minute ride to the site. It turns out that the dive is actually at …

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Pacific Harbor (Suva…shhh!)…..

Dear F&F, August 27th – 28th We set \”sail\” for Pacific Harbor, but as it was a 90 mile journey, we weren\’t sure we\’d make it by dark, so left staying over one night in Suva Harbor, Fiji\’s Capital a possibility. It was a pretty bumpy and long ride. When we were finally able to …

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Whale Ho!…..

Dear F&F, August 22nd – 26th Makongai (Makongneye) Island The weather was predicted to get nasty while we were at Namena Island. The mooring/anchorage area on Namena was not particularly well protected so we decided to head the 20 miles to Makongai Island. With a reefed main, it was a pretty bumpy ride in the …

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Namena Diving Reserve…..

Dear F&F, August 18th – August 21st Namena Island and Dive Reserve Namena Island is 20 miles southwest of Savusavu and en-route to Suva, Fiji\’s Capital City. The Moody\’s who own Namena, collect an annual $25.00 Fijian per person to use the islands dive sites and two moorings. This fee is given to the few …

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