This morning we awoke to another perfect day and after a smooth, peaceful ride the night before we found ourselves in the middle of Vatu-i-ru Channel motoring our way up to ‘E6′. According to Marnie, both ‘E6′ and ‘HI8′ are basically enormous sea mounts which sit in the middle of the channel, therefore you never know what might turn up or fly by while diving here. The sites are well known for their dramatic walls, caverns and swim-thru’s. The sight was most stunning from the surface and got even better once we were in the water!

Sunrise – looking off the stern of the Fiji Aggressor II

Our first dive on ‘E6′ turned up a Turtle, several Lion Fish, some Nudibranchs and even a White Tip Shark! We also saw Pipefish, schools of Barracuda and large Jacks, Puffer Fish and tons of different species of Anemone Fish. Our second dive on this site was a mirror image of the first; we just drifted to the right side of the sea mount this time instead of the left!

One of mine & Julie’s favorite photogenic little subjects from Fiji

More pictures from HI8 to follow…