This morning we gathered on the dive deck for yet another beautiful morning sunrise and dive briefing. Our first dive today would be on a site called ‘Kansas’, which is a shallow bommie or pinnacle that sits in the channel of the North Save-a-Tack Passage. This site gets its nickname for the prolific coating of a species of leather coral that resembles a wheat field swaying in the wind. ‘Kansas’ is frequently current-swept and today was no different; the current was running at about 2 knots which made it difficult to work our way around the entire site. The soft-coral growth covering the sides of this pinnacle was truly spectacular! This site is also host to a feature known as the “Window of Dreams”, which is a large opening clustered with soft corals, bubble coral, sea fans and various types of whip coral.

Julie in the “Window of Dreams” – Namena, Fiji

As for the marine life, well let’s just say that there’s no shortage of it here in Fiji. It’s almost like diving in a giant salt water aquarium. This site was absolutely covered with a variety colorful reef fish including Coronet Fish, Clown Triggers, Spotted Groupers, Pipe Fish and tons of Anemones.

Here is another picture of Julie in the “Window of Dreams”