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RE: Fiji, Vitu Leva Island

naturephoto1 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:30:42 GMT

Hi Robert,

Very nice images.

Rich

RE: Fiji, Vitu Leva Island

roteague — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:37:32 GMT

Thanks Bob. This was my first visit to Fiji, which I found to be a land of great beauty, but also great contrast; in peoples - all were extremely friendly. It would be great to return someday, but I'm not sure when.

RE: Fiji, Vitu Leva Island

PhotoBob — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:40:42 GMT

Wow, these are beautiful images.

I'm especially impressed with the sky and cloud textures.

RE: Fiji, Vitu Leva Island

roteague — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:09:31 GMT

An additional image from Port Denarau, since I've started to do a bit of scanning.

The Brigantine Ra Marama as seen at sunset at Port Denarau. Once again, Nikon F6, Nikkor 24-120mm AF-S VR lens (handheld), Fuji Velvia 100.

Fiji, Vitu Leva Island

roteague — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:17:11 GMT

Last October (2007) I stopped in Fiji on the way home from Australia. Unfortunately, I only had 2 1/2 days to see what I could of the island of Vitu Leva. On my second day there I took a day cruise with South Sea Cruises to the Malolo Islands group. We left Port Denarau in the early morning, and cruised for a little over 30 minutes before making our first stop at South Sea Island. South Sea Island is a privately owned island, and very small. Our guides told us we had 3 hours to spend on the island, and it would take us about 5 minutes to walk all the way around the island.

http://www.ssc.com.fj/south_sea_island.aspx

I thought I would share some images of this first stop. Note: these are quick and dirty scans.

South Sea Island as we approached on our ship. Note, the people standing on the beach, they were there to provide a traditional Fijian greeting as we landed.

The water here is crystal clear, and not very deep. In fact, there are many small islands like South Sea - some that are not much more than mounds poking out of the water.

After spending 5 minutes walking around the island, here is one thing to do. Before we left, we had a great big BBQ. !!

This one is for Eric Rose. It makes me wish that I had brought my PADI card.

Note: all images taken on a Nikon F6, Nikon 24-120 VR lens, Fuji Velvia 100 film.