Do The World: 2025

Return from Fiji

0600 departure from the Fiji Marriott Resort Moni Bay. The full moon remains visible.

We're flying a FijiAir A-350-900.

Cloudbreak reef from the air.

Home, here we come.

Fiji - Day 6

It's our final day of relaxation in Fiji. It's a day of packing, rest, enjoying the bura and reflection.

It's a day to tip the marvelous lady who's been making CJ's killer omelets, the ones loaded with chilis. The previous day she put his huge bunch of chilis in the pan and the steam that came off the pan caused five people to back up while beginning to cough.

We use the day to monitor the coming and going of the tide. There is a full moon and the tide swings this year are bigger than the ones last year. At low tide, the entire ladder is dry. At high tide the sea is above the post by six to nine inches.

The post is well underwater below.

This swing is over the water at high tide.

Our favorite driver Joe is back. He takes us on a tour of the ocean side of the resort.

Why are our fish over at Randy's ladder this year? No fair!

Carol has Radi make us reservations at the Fish Bar for our final dinner. We arrive in time to watch the fire lighting ceremony and the sunset.

We will be departing on the full moon.

Fiji - Day 5 Snorkeling

We have an early morning rendezvous with the resort's snorkel catamaran.

We are towing a jet ski. It serves as a 'chase boat' or safety vessel.

We will be snorkeling near Cloudbreak, the surfing reef. In the distance we see the tower that was used to telecast the World Surf League Finals last week.

We enjoy a great snorkel on the first site.

Randy gets a look at a blue starfish.

There is no ladder on the boat. There is a boogie board strapped to the jet ski and that's what they use to get people on and off the boat.

In between snorkel events we anchor off the same sandbar CJ visited last year on his jet ski adventure.

While customers are ashore, the captain fires up the pizza over and begins making various types of pizzas.

The resort's jet ski experience passes by. Our jet ski safety fellow delivers pizza to one of their participants.

After a second snorkel period, we return to the resort. From the sea, one cannot see the entrance to the lagoon.

Fiji - Day 4 Swimming & Grill Night

We exchange photographing each other with the folks next door.

CJ goes swimming for the first time. There is an optical illusion when looking under the buras from in the water. It appears Pam and Randy's ladder is inches from the beach. It is really a decent swim.