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Snorkelling
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  • grets
  • By grets on September 24, 2004
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    by grets
    The water around the Yasawa Group Islands is crystal clear and really warm, and the reef is very shallow, thus making for very good snorkelling. I brought my own mask and fins, but they were available for hire on board.

    I found it really difficult to avoid touching the coral as it was so shallow. I tried to stick to the edge of the reef, but with the current and the excitement of seeing a colourful fish, it wasn't always that easy.

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    Paddle boarding
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  • grets
  • By grets on September 24, 2004
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    The cruise ship keeps a couple of paddle boards on board which they take ashore with them to the various islands. You are free to use these at any time, and it is good fun. It is something like sea kayaking, but you sit with one leg either side of the board with your feet dangling in the water, so it is easier to balance.

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    Wind Surfing
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  • By grets on September 24, 2004
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    The ship has a windsurfing board which they brought asore to this island. When I mentioned to Alan that I would love to have a go, but didn't know how, he offered to teach me.

    I didn't get on too well initially, but once Alan gave me a few basic tips, I managed to get it moving, at least in one direction. Turning round was more difficult. I did evenutally manage to move to the other side of the board before I fell off. Every time I fell off, I somehow managed to end up under the sail. I couple of times I was hit by the mast too. Eventually I gave up, despite calls of encouragement from fellow passengers.

    Unfortunately, nobody thought of taking a photograph of me whilest I was actually upright on the board, so you'll ahve to make do with a picture of the beach. Sorry.

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    Kayaking on Viti Levu
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  • By TravelSimone on June 20, 2005
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    Kayaking in Viti Levu
    by TravelSimone
    Kayaking in the mountains of Viti Levu (the main island of Fiji) was one of the highlights of my trip!

    Swimwear and good river shoes in case you fall out of your kayak.

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    Sailing
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  • By grets on September 24, 2004
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    Sailing lessons were avaiable, and David really wanted to have a go. I did a week's course in the Isle of Wight, learning to sail, many, many years ago, in fact I even qualified with a Royal Yachting Association's Certificate.

    However, this was David's big moment. We paid extra for me to be a passenger while he learned. We expected the instructor to stay on the boat with us, but after a few simple directions, he let us out on our own.

    We sailed off towards Ragent's own private island, did a few nice little turn, and then David delivered his new-found speciality: underwater sailing! Somehow he manage to steer the catemaran downwards, water started to cover the top, we were getting deeper and deeper into the sea.

    Of course, the bouyancy of the boat means that it did "pop" up to the surface again after a little while, but it was an interesting experience!

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    Golfing
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  • By grets on September 24, 2004
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    My father and husband decided they wanted to try out the golf course which belonged to the hotel, while my mum and I go for a swim. Apart from a nice walk in the sunshine, I think they enjoyed their little round of golf, even though David ended up in the bunker a couple of times. Never mind.

    However, my dad wanted to watch David's technique, and decided to stand a little to the side of the tee. David, unfortunately, sliced the ball, and it ended up going straight into my dad's shin. By the time they returned to the hotel, my dad's leg looked like it had half a tennis ball attached to it!

    Moral of the story? Stay well behind an inexperienced golfer!

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    world sprints waka ama
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  • Updated By teata on September 17, 2003
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    by teata
    this is a pic of my waka ama team (outrigger canoeing) U19 junior girls in Fiji.
    We took out the gold medal in the 1500m race.

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    Cheap Diving in the Yasawas
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  • By bjmd22 on August 12, 2003
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    On the island of Tavewa in the Yasawas there is a realy inexpensive place to dive. Down the beach a bit from Davids Place, and past the main and obvious dive shop, is a dive shop ran by a half Fijian guy named Kelly. He is a real cool guy and you can dive for $F50 first/$F30 every additonal dive. This includes equipment rental. It is a very safe and professional operation aimed at serving the backpacker crowd.

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    Go fish!
    TracyG
  • By TracyG on June 14, 2005
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  • Deep sea fishing..Yes, I am a convert. I am not your average fishing type, and I was very reluctant to give it a go, but It really is a great way to relax and get a suntan but do something at the same time. It is also very exciting when you catch something, which you are almost guaranteed to do, in this part of the world, go catch that Marlin now...

    All equipment is provided and they will teach novices like moi, how to use it as well.

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  • Theme: Fishing Trips
  • Directions: There are lots of places on most of the islands that will arrange a trip for you.
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    Spear Fishing
    sunshinejo
  • By sunshinejo on October 18, 2005
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  • While I didn't actually try this myself, a couple of my friends did. The trip was organised by the white Sandy Beach Lodge on Naviti Island, although there are probably other places that can arrange it too. Let's just say it doesn't look easy, and only one of them managed to catch anything, but they all said they had fun anyway!

    Equipment comes in the form of snorkel, mask and fins, and a metal rod with a sharpened tip and a large, fat and strong elastic band to propel it through the water! All equipment was provided by the lodge, and the total cost was about F$15 including boat transfer to the reef!

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