End of the World diving in Fiji!

Tell us your tale of coming nose-to-nose with a 6 gill [--this big--], or about your vacation to turquoise warm waters. Share your adventures here!
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End of the World diving in Fiji!

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I wanted to get a jump on this whole end of the world business, so I popped over to Fiji to get my final dives in early! I'll be spending Christmas time diving and getting in a little winter time sun. It was a near thing as Fiji was hit with a nasty Cyclone the day before my departure. There was the whole problem of messed up flight schedules, but with a little scramble we made it on time. (BTW, I think Air Pacific is running their flight scheduling system on a rickety Commodore 64 circa 1984. :eek: ) The sky's are clear and sunny and the water is great! No damage at all in Taveuni.

It's 10:30 PM on 12/21 right now, so I guess there are a few minutes left for apocalypse but at least I got a couple of more dives under my belt!

Here are a few "End of the World" Fiji dive shots to share:
White Wall Colors
White Wall Colors
Clear blue water
Clear blue water
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Sigh....
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I'm very jealous. Nothing but cold weather here. Keep posting photos of those warm waters, I'd love to see them!
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I almost didn't recognize Rebecca without her KISS!
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dlh wrote:I wanted to get a jump on this whole end of the world business, so I popped over to Fiji to get my final dives in early! I'll be spending Christmas time diving and getting in a little winter time sun. It was a near thing as Fiji was hit with a nasty Cyclone the day before my departure. There was the whole problem of messed up flight schedules, but with a little scramble we made it on time. (BTW, I think Air Pacific is running their flight scheduling system on a rickety Commodore 64 circa 1984. :eek: ) The sky's are clear and sunny and the water is great! No damage at all in Taveuni.

It's 10:30 PM on 12/21 right now, so I guess there are a few minutes left for apocalypse but at least I got a couple of more dives under my belt!

Here are a few "End of the World" Fiji dive shots to share:
20121220-White Wall & Blue Ribbon Reef-17.jpg
20121220-White Wall & Blue Ribbon Reef-105.jpg

I'm torn between hating you and admiring you. I think I will settle for just being jealous. Have a good apocalypse!
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Today's dives were even better than yesterdays (which was our first dive day). I am not sure I should torture the drizzled masses in WA with more sunny blue water photos however...

It's also been adjustment of sort diving open circuit. I've been diving a rebreather since 2007 and I think I only went open circuit once since then. I did manage to stop trying to hit my dry suit inflator after first dive. :)
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dlh wrote:Today's dives were even better than yesterdays (which was our first dive day). I am not sure I should torture the drizzled masses in WA with more sunny blue water photos however...

It's also been adjustment of sort diving open circuit. I've been diving a rebreather since 2007 and I think I only went open circuit once since then. I did manage to stop trying to hit my dry suit inflator after first dive. :)
Drizzled masses.... Torture.... Sigh....

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Yeah, I might have bruised my sternum in Bonaire trying to add gas to my non-existent suit. It can really get hairy, however, when you attempt to dump air by lifting your left arm. :tomnic:
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A few more photos from today's dives in Fiji. Tomorrow I may attempt some D800 video, if I can get the settings right. So far I have been shooting the D800 with a Sigma 15mm Fisheye in a custom 4" mini-dome with two DS-125 strobes.
Zoo & Rainbow Reef Dec 22 2012 -17.jpg
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Beautiful!
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Very nice! =D> =D> =D>
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