A Whale of a time!

This trip has flown by - action packed & great diving. The whale encounter in Namena was a definite highlight. After the morning dive at North Save-A-Tack Passage, a lone Humpback was spotted. Jioji spotted a blow that was over 2 miles away. To begin with no-one believed him, then the breaching began. Off we set in search of the whale. He was curious to begin with and we had a couple of good encounters. Alan got a good photo & we all got a lot of sun!  As soon as the whale started to lose interest in us we returned to NAI'A for lunch.

Gau, and especially Nigali Passage. proved a big hit on this trip. A huge school of jacks was hanging in front of the bleachers with a large school of Snapper above. The Grey Reefs cruised in time after time giving everyone great opportunities for photos and video. Mo found a new pair of pygmy seahorses at Tetons 2. He never fails to amaze with his macro vision!

Alan & Mary were return passengers & their photos of a very young skiff driver brought back memories for Mo. Our local guest, Renee, loves the Bligh Water diving & being aboard Nai'a gives her the chance to get to those outer reefs. Doug H. was back once again from Hawaii. A true fan of the Fiji reefs &  a whale fanatic, Doug will be visiting Tonga with us next year with the hope of getting some great shots to add to his 'Art for Conservation' project. Peter & Maureen owned their own boat in the Seychelles & were glad just to be passengers on this trip. They know too well all the headaches that go with running a boat! Colin's favourite word seemed to be "fantastic!"; every time he surfaced you could hear "fantastic reef, fantastic dive" or just "ffaannnttasticcc". He was glad to be diving in warm water & seeing such healthy reefs. He usually dives in Sydney & somewhat colder water. Great atmospher & a shame this trip has to end!.