Off to Fiji

From Flinders to Melbourne to Nadi to Beqa Island in 1 day.
We leave Flinders with Sharp Airlines then spend the afternoon at Jimmy's. We meet up with Jimmy, Lauren and Will, 5 of us make up "TeamBaca lagi
First day diving

Carpet Cove and Pearl Point.
We do 2 dives in the morning and the afternoon free for other activities like exploring the island, visiting villages or just chilling in the ☀
We are sharing thisBaca lagi
Carpet Cove

First dive
Pearl Point

Second dive
Day 2 diving

Today we didn't take photos as I forgot to charge one camera and think I drowned the other :(
Again we had 2 dives in the morning. Jimmy and Ed didn't join us as they were too hungover. Adrian andBaca lagi
I join the girls and see Suva

There are 3 wives of divers who don't dive. They do other things.
Today on offer is a day trip to Suva so I forgo the diving and have a day with the girls and our lovely guide, Joseph.
We do a sightBaca lagi
Suva Museum

A visit to the Museum was fascinating. Some of the girls "just wanted to shop" and didn't really want to go but they were happy they did. Got to have a bit of a shop there anyway
Shipwreck dive

While I was in Suva, the rest did another reef and a wreck dive, an old Chinese fishing trawler that was sunk as it was poaching in Fiji waters
More photos

Shark feeding!! What we came for

Feeding sharks without a cage?? Yep, that's what we're doing, well at least watching the diver masters do it. Right there with them. No protection
More sharks

We did 2 dives with them. 20 metres down, directly under the boat. There were many species of fish including a few different sharks. Tiger, reef tip, bull-nose sharks.
Towards the end of the 2nd diveBaca lagi
Waterfall hike

In the afternoon, after the shark dives we boated around to a village to hike up a hill or 2 to get to a lovely waterfall. It was a pretty slippery track so we all had a few tumbles and got prettyBaca lagi
Last full day

Steve has been having so much fun, he's done all dives even though originally he thought he wouldn't. Steve said this dive was one of the prettiest and he is getting used to using the camera
I decideBaca lagi
Snorkelling and chilling

A few other people take the day off diving and enjoy the resort too.
The snorkelling is just off the beach and there are a few concrete statues to be discovered , I found a few.
I was amazed at howBaca lagi
Last night shenanigans

Last night at our lovely resort with our lovely locals. We get to see and participate in a fireshow, conga line, general good time.
Jim hops over the bar and takes over the DJ job.
Some of us jump inBaca lagi
Beqa Lagoon

Beqa Lagoon is a lovely resort with beautiful locals looking after us. "You are part of our family", we certainly felt that.
Everything is "Bula" when you see them. Even in Suva the locals would callBaca lagi
Sad last day

In the morning some of us walk to a nearby village to get last minute souvenirs. Steve hasn't been to a village except the one we walked through to get to the waterfall, now he feels like he's doneBaca lagi
Some extra random photos 1

There's lots of the shark feed and lots of Nemo's but they're just so spectacular you can't get sick of them.