My DREAM Vacation- Long Overdue Pics
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Yeah, the eels were definitely a little creepy, but cool nonetheless. 
Thanks Guys!
You will no doubt have an awesome time! The Caribbean is definitely nice, but like you said, it kind of pales in comparison to the diversity the Pacific can offer. Take pics and share when you get back!
Yeah, he was a little shy, but that was the best pic I could get of him. He's my wife's favorite too
Thanks! The island itself is called Namenalala (or Namena) and is only 110 acres. It's about a 2 hour boat ride off the southeast coast Vanua Levu (out of Savusavu). It was definitely the most beautiful place I had seen!
Your welcome!
-Chad
Thanks Guys!
You will no doubt have an awesome time! The Caribbean is definitely nice, but like you said, it kind of pales in comparison to the diversity the Pacific can offer. Take pics and share when you get back!
Yeah, he was a little shy, but that was the best pic I could get of him. He's my wife's favorite too
Thanks! The island itself is called Namenalala (or Namena) and is only 110 acres. It's about a 2 hour boat ride off the southeast coast Vanua Levu (out of Savusavu). It was definitely the most beautiful place I had seen!
Your welcome!
-Chad
Next are some pics of some various animals/corals that I came across...
First is this AWESOME looking clam... never seen a color pattern like this and this was no more than 10 feet off of our dock!
Then there's this oyster (I think) of some sort...
Yellow Leather...
Orange Lobo (I think)...
Some Christmas Tree worms...
A nice pink/purple Fungia...
And the BIGGEST Bubble Coral I have ever seen!
Next I think I'll show you guys some of the SPS I saw over there...
-Chad
First is this AWESOME looking clam... never seen a color pattern like this and this was no more than 10 feet off of our dock!
Then there's this oyster (I think) of some sort...
Yellow Leather...
Orange Lobo (I think)...
Some Christmas Tree worms...
A nice pink/purple Fungia...
And the BIGGEST Bubble Coral I have ever seen!
Next I think I'll show you guys some of the SPS I saw over there...
-Chad
Yeah it was...
I won't lie, the thought briefly crossed my mind of taking a "little here and a little there", but since 1) It would've been illegal in the marine reserve, 2) The frags probably wouldn't have survived my trip, and 3) The corals were so spectacular I didn't want to "mess them up", I decided against it... :a26:
'Course, I know there are collection spots somewhere over there, so I would definitely look into it if I were you.
-Chad
I won't lie, the thought briefly crossed my mind of taking a "little here and a little there", but since 1) It would've been illegal in the marine reserve, 2) The frags probably wouldn't have survived my trip, and 3) The corals were so spectacular I didn't want to "mess them up", I decided against it... :a26:
'Course, I know there are collection spots somewhere over there, so I would definitely look into it if I were you.
-Chad
So the next set of pictures are some of my favorites. Not that they are especially good or anything, but because they are one of my favorite animals in the ocean... SHARKS.
I've been diving for the last several years in different places, and have swam with Whale Sharks, Bull Sharks, Leopard Sharks and some Black Tip Reef Sharks, but I have NEVER seen as many sharks as I did in Fiji (an indiciation of a thriving ecosystem).
In fact, every morning, I would walk out on our deck (that overlooked the island reef below), and we would see baby black-tip reef sharks swimming in the shallows looking for their next meal. And almost every single snorkel/dive trip, I would see at least one (usually more) shark cruising around (either a Black-tip Reef, White-tip Reef, or Gray Reef shark).
One cool story happened about midway through our trip. When at breakfast with the divemaster, we were talking about how much we had seen so far, and what animals that were out there that we hadn't seen yet. He knew that I loved sharks, so he mentioned that the only other shark that you sometimes see are Hammerheads, but that this was rare since they usually stuck to the open waters.
I bet you can guess what we saw not more than one hour later when on our morning snorkelling trip... yep, a pair of hammerheads (on the small side... only about 6 feet long and extremely thick bodies)!!! Too bad I couldn't get any great pictures of them, but here are a few other shark pics...
Enjoy!
-Chad
I've been diving for the last several years in different places, and have swam with Whale Sharks, Bull Sharks, Leopard Sharks and some Black Tip Reef Sharks, but I have NEVER seen as many sharks as I did in Fiji (an indiciation of a thriving ecosystem).
In fact, every morning, I would walk out on our deck (that overlooked the island reef below), and we would see baby black-tip reef sharks swimming in the shallows looking for their next meal. And almost every single snorkel/dive trip, I would see at least one (usually more) shark cruising around (either a Black-tip Reef, White-tip Reef, or Gray Reef shark).
One cool story happened about midway through our trip. When at breakfast with the divemaster, we were talking about how much we had seen so far, and what animals that were out there that we hadn't seen yet. He knew that I loved sharks, so he mentioned that the only other shark that you sometimes see are Hammerheads, but that this was rare since they usually stuck to the open waters.
I bet you can guess what we saw not more than one hour later when on our morning snorkelling trip... yep, a pair of hammerheads (on the small side... only about 6 feet long and extremely thick bodies)!!! Too bad I couldn't get any great pictures of them, but here are a few other shark pics...
Enjoy!
-Chad
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