Shark Dive
Shark Dive - yeah Baby!!!
21 Jun 2006
Woah!!! I've just had possibly just had the coolest dive EVER!!!
We went on an organised dive with Beqa Adventure Divers in the Beqa Lagoon (Viti Levu) on a specific shark dive!!
The day started off fab with them kitting up for us and I got to wear a wetsuit that fitted me! (Seriously, it was a luxury as my wetsuit was too big for me). We then did our first dive down to 30m and saw 4 3m bull sharks and some huge nurse sharks. They were fed about 2m in front of us. Then we ascended up to 15m and saw lots of white tips, black tips and grey reef sharks. There was also a HUGE moray eel!!
During our surface interval we were given towels, hot tea and lots of cookies. Far better service than our usual dive boat!
The second dive was at 18m and not only did we see more bull sharks but a 5m tiger shark called Scarface was also there!!! Phenomenal!! Vicky and I gripped each others hands so tight when she was feeding right in front of our faces and then decided to swim just a few inches above our heads. I don't think I could have laid any flatter on the ground in an attempt to get out of her way!! Its going to sound strange, but I thought the tiger shark was kinda cute looking....but when she appeared almost at the surface during our safety stop, I was slightly scared!
Such a fantastic dive, though a shame its my last dive in Fiji :(
I had to say goodbye to Dawn, Nate, Charlie, Dave, Vicky and Jamie after the shark dive - that was horrible and again, there were a lot of tears.
Nadi is the next stop and then home.
xxxx
Locations Visited:
Suva