Fiji felt like a totally different world. I just spent one
night on the main island then caught an hour long boat ride out to Mana
Island, and small remote island where I spent the rest of my time. I
made the right choice heading to Mana, I met some very cool people. All
the other backpackers had been travelling for months if not years so
they were shocked that I was only travelling for three weeks. I don't
know why I didn't go for longer. I made the most of my time though.
A
typical day for me went something like this: Wake up at first light and
go for a walk/run on the beach for an hour or so with whatever stray dogs wanted to join me. Back to the resort for
breakfast. Get my scuba gear set up and on the boat. Go on my first
dive at 8:30. Get back change tanks and head out on my second dive at
10:30. Back for lunch. Then in the afternoons walk out to a remote beach
with friends. Watch the sun set around 6pm. Back to the hostel for
dinner then drinking games with the other backpackers til late. It was a
good life.
The scuba diving there was amazing, amongst
the best I've done anywhere. The soft coral was incredible, and the
sites were teeming with fish, I also saw eels, manta rays and lots of
sharks. Each site was different, it never got boring. I did 10 dives
total in 6 days bringing my total to around 80 I think. I can't emphasise
how much I loved it. I decided I want to pursue my divemaster
certification so I can do this and get paid for it during the summers, that way I can stay out places like this for longer. I'm already
thinking about where I want to go during my two weeks over Christmas
break and next summer. I'm so glad I went on this trip, it was exactly what I needed. Now I better get in to the gym to get back in shape.
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| This is what a typical afternoon was like, the beaches were amazing and we had them all to ourselves. |
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Getting ready to enter into another world.
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| The sunrise on my last morning in Fiji. I made it all the way around the island along the beach in about 2 hours. |
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| It's the water |
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| My last sunset, back on the main island. |
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