I have
spent many a Friday evening with George and Rose Schuele
but had never taken one of the group scuba trips they had organized, so when I
saw the price they negotiated for this trip, I could not pass it up. The trip was a week in Taveuni
and four of us added another 3 days in Bega Lagoon. The whole group stayed at the Garden Isle
Resort in Taveuni to dive Rainbow reef. Unfortunately the current was running in the
wrong direction so the reef was not in full bloom, but the diving was still
good and company was exceptional. The
accommodations were excellent and the food was tasty and plentiful. I do not remember where we stayed at Bega
lagoon, but it was more upscale than most places I have stayed and we had some
good dives there too. Highlights
included blue ribbon eels, fire gobis, a leaf fish,
napoleon Wrasse, clown fish (Nemo), and many other unusual tropical fish. The only downside is that like many
land-based dive operations, you are limited to 2 or 3 dives a day.
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