Rainbow Reef Diving

View of the Somosomo Strait where I went diving at the Rainbow Reef
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Once again my alarm went off at 5:30 but I ignored it and got up a few hours later and had some milk and Milo!!

Went to the dive shop and got my gear and soon we were off to the boat. The first dive was very relaxed. Lots of fish and coral and got bad blisters on my feet from the fins so it was getting hard to kick. During our surface interval we went to a beautiful little cove and had some of those yummy home made peanut butter cookies and tea. I was happily floating my the beach watching the curious fish swimming around me.

you feel like superman flying through the water!

Sunset at Taveuni
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The second dive was at Jacks Place and there was a stong current here! You had to hold onto the rope to get yourself down or the current would take you away. Because of the current this dive was not as relaxing. On the way around the wall you could float in a standing position and the current just took you but you really had to swim on the way back and with my blisters this was not very comfortable.

At the end of the dive I turned to look at some fish and my ear blocked up and I couldn't get it to equalise again so I had to go up. Holding on to the rope in the current, you feel like superman flying through the water!

After my dive I was thinking about catching a bus to the bigger village just up the road but my Dramamine took hold again and I was soon asleep. I woke up about 4 and decided that I would go to the takeaway shop next door again. For $6 I got Hi-C, 3 pieces of chicken pizza, a sausage roll in a type of raisin bread. An unusal combo but it was really nice!

I spent the rest of the evening reading and chatting with my neighbors that had been on the dive today. Can't believe tomorrow id my last day. :-(