Recently I’ve been organizing my photos from the South Pacific, and in the process I came across my videos from diving in Fiji. Here’s a compilation that highlights the Great White Wall (in the Somosomo Strait near Taveuni) and the Shark Dive (in Beqa Lagoon near Suva).
Merry Christmas, or as the Hawaiians say, Mele Kalikimaka! Last week I found myself on Kauai, Hawaii on a rather spontaneous trip to meet up with Mary and Teresa, the Peace Corps volunteers I met in Vanuatu through CouchSurfing. (Val, another Peace Corps volunteer, and John, Teresa’s boyfriend, also made the trip.) Although we unfortunately didn’t have much sun, we fortunately didn’t have much rain either, so we were able to spend most of our time outside hiking, scuba diving, and lazing around on the beach. Mary, Teresa, and Val represent the best of the Peace Corps, and their zest is quite contagious. 
Thanks again, guys!
My next hops after Samoa brought me to Auckland for a night, then to Rarotonga, which is the capital island of the Cook Islands. While on Rarotonga, I spent about a week scuba diving, hiking, driving my hired scooter around, and enjoying the relatively cooler “winter” sun on the island’s beaches.
After the second liveaboard trip, my divemaster course was complete, and I had a few free days in Cairns to explore and enjoy time with old friends before flying out to Sydney. Some photos from Cairns and the surrounds…
With one liveaboard trip complete, the second liveaboard trip went smoothly. Coincidentally, on this trip I also dove my 100th dive, which turned out to be a night dive. Apart from Dive #1, Dive #100 is arguably the most celebrated milestone in scuba diving. As for me, on the Great Barrier Reef at night with clear skies and calm waters, consider it celebrated. 
