Matana Beach Resort (Dive Kadavu) |
Our home for the week |
Inside is bright and cheery |
Sunset at Matana Beach |
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The dive boat is parked |
As are the fishing boats from the
village |
Even the mountain "Kong" seems to be
ready for night |
The sun sets past the clouds and into
the sea |
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The resort arranges a "lovo" - a
traditional Fijian feast |
There is always plenty of music |
Diving the Reef off Matana Beach |
Dive boat at the "loading dock" |
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"Gearing up" and getting ready |
Two anemone fish in their anemone
home |
Soft coral |
More soft coral. This time it is
pink. |
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Feather stars. The tentacles reaching
out to feed |
Still more soft coral |
There are sea fans (that are hard
coral) |
And shoals of fish |
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Button corals grow next to sea fans and
soft corals |
Soft corals are killed by the touch of
a finger or of a swim fin. |
There are more sea anemones. |
And more anemone fish |
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| Kong - the Mountain |
The extinct volcano "Kong" just
southwest of Matana Beach |
En route to dive at the base of
"Kong" |
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Surfing resort across the channel from
"Kong" |
Endless white sand beach for our
surface interval |
We were all alone |
Just the dive expedition |
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And the sea and the sand |
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The People of Matana Beach |
In the evening, staff and villagers
gather to sing |
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The ukulele is popular |
The men will sometimes wear a
traditional sulu for dinner |
The End. |
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