tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327613202024-11-01T22:36:43.294+12:00A blog by Alex and Alice Hill, with Chris and Vicky, of Diveaway Fiji : a PADI dive centre based at the award winning Hideaway Resort, Outrigger on the Lagoon, Mango Bay, Beachouse and Tabua Sands Resort on the Coral Coast of the Fiji Islands.Diveaway Fijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423472712925601687noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-69892495973623022942020-01-17T15:43:00.001+12:002020-01-17T15:43:31.622+12:00

stuartinfijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616942892213653449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-5539859802047963542012-07-24T16:00:00.002+12:002012-10-20T14:29:16.189+12:00

To walk the walk first you must talk the talk.  Every time I head to a new country on holiday I like to first try and learn a few common phases for when I get there.  Like how to say hello, good-bye and of course how to order another beer.  For those of you getting ready for your trip (or planning a trip) to Fiji here is your first Fijian language lesson. First we'll start with

Chris and Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04539104937351281764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-23581021448954482902012-02-26T10:44:00.012+12:002012-10-20T14:31:47.405+12:00

If you have ever lived, visited or thought about visiting a tropical island destination then you have probably heard the term “Island time.” But have you actually stopped to embrace and enjoy what island time really is and what it represents? For the past 8 years I have been living on one island or another and no island really represents island time better than Fiji. Fijians believe that

Chris and Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04539104937351281764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-73523816350120808242012-02-07T22:54:00.006+12:002012-02-07T23:15:56.052+12:00

Hey Guys and Gals!I decided to sneak in before Chris and write the blog this week because I want to tell everyone about something very dear to my, and Diveaway Fiji’s heart, and that is our sharks.Yes, I hate to break it to everyone, but the statistic is true, you do have more chance of being killed by a coconut falling on your head than you do by a shark. And while we have a lot of sharks

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Diveaway Fijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423472712925601687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-80131437755437200342011-11-29T16:33:00.000+13:002011-11-29T16:33:06.162+13:00

Please support Fiji's Miss Hibiscus at the South Pacific pageant. She is championing the Fiji Shark Campaign as part of her bid to become Miss South Pacific. This is a great way for us to get the message out! Please spread this on all your Facebook, Bebo, Google + and Twitter networks!You can support her by voting for her at :misssouthpacificpageant.ws/about-us/contestants-2011.html. You can

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No blogging, no diving, no nothing... So no diving has just been for the last week, but it feels like it 's been almost as long as no blogging, which has been considerably longer, no surprises there!When Kini at Hideaway Activities meets pro surfer Kelly Slater at the airport, you know that Windguru was correct, and the big swells are a reality. Many pro surfers, many tow ins and alleged 100ft

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So, same old excuses, it's been a while, but I have been back in the UK for 6 weeks since christmas, having a wonderful time catching up with family and friends, who kept me busy even when they were fed up of me ;O) I've returned to Fiji, and am starting my second year at Fiji Hideaway - hurrah!! There are even a few people I have seen again - Lesley and Mike (well done Mike for completing your

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more and more great diving! My first dive on Gunbarrel, the rip channel in front of Hideaway. What a ride...Sharks, loads of Unicorn fish! Came up to the sand flat and had all my bubbles coming sideways with me in the current instead of up!Today another great dive on Stingray. Everyday something new for me there.Hump...head Wrasse hanging at 5 meters, and 2 spotted eels in the turtle grass.

stuartinfijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616942892213653449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-66031017792718293982010-08-02T22:56:00.002+12:002010-08-02T23:11:21.036+12:00

It's going to be one helluva week at Rydges Hideaway – we have the Fiji Country Music Festival (apparently Fiji's first), six days of thigh slapping, toe tapping fun. Not that I know any country music, unless it was sung by Dolly Parton... Isn't Celine Dion a little country too? Although none of the names on the menu mean a thing to me, all the Australians get themselves all excited when I

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Hah, surprise!!! Its less than a week since my last blog....A real mix this week of certified divers and first time divers, so we got to visit a lot of our less dived and more advanced sites. I say we, I mean Alex and the boys as I am still full of cold.... Bordello had some fabulous vis earlier this week, with turtles and sharks making themselves apparent, and we had white tips and grey reefs on

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Oh o, are you lot in trouble!! Apparently my blog can be about anything at all, not just diving at Diveaway Fiji, so welcome to the ramblings of a slightly narked diving instructor!!! As ever, it has been a while, not as long as last time, although it appears I did start writing this on the 2nd of June...It's been a busy start to July as it was winter holidays for the schools in Oz and NZ, so

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The Drop Zone is the ultimate dive and surf film which follows professional surfers on the adventure of a lifetime. Alex Gray, Cheyne Magnusson and Holly Beck headed to Tahiti in 2008 for an epic adventure – The Drop Zone Tahiti. Now the three young surfers are back and will be joined by two more - Maria Gonzalez and Bede Durbidge. The five of them will explore Fiji on a unique journey both

stuartinfijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616942892213653449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-38437410306373007382010-06-18T21:27:00.000+12:002010-06-18T21:27:10.320+12:00

New blog about Diveaway Fiji at Mango Bay and Beachouse in Fiji New blog about Diveaway Fiji at Mango Bay and Beachouse in Fiji

stuartinfijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616942892213653449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-59334013681431812862010-05-08T17:02:00.004+12:002010-05-08T19:55:18.313+12:00

Looking at the date of my last blog, it's been a long time – Hurricane Tomas came and went, and here on Viti Levu we were not too badly affected, strong winds and rough seas being about the worst of it. On the outer islands it was a different story, luckily there weren't many lives lost, but crops were devastated, and when you survive on subsistence farming it's a huge blow. There will also have

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We are currently playing the waiting game at Diveaway Fiji. Hurricane Tomas is on it's way, currently over the northern islands of Fiji and upgraded to a category 4 hurricane overnight – the worst Fiji has seen since the early 70s. I am in the capital Suva at the moment, and we have had a curfew imposed, if you are out on the streets you get locked up!! Diveaway's boats have been out the water

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Wednesday 11th FebruaryAfter a week down Mango Bay, all in the name of work, it is good to be back at Rydges Hideaway with Mere to keep me in line. Mango has some awesome dive sites (well the three I saw anyway!), but Stingray at Hideaway has quickly become one of my favourites as the life is so abundant and diverse. Lucky really, as I get to see a whole lot of it!Mango Bay was a lot of fun, with

Diveaway Fijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423472712925601687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-18414076093822179162010-02-02T11:22:00.000+13:002010-02-02T11:22:29.968+13:00

Enter your favorite coral reef photographs in the CORAL E-Current Photo Contest for a chance to win a copy of Reef—a gorgeous coffee table book featuring beautiful coral reef photographs contributed by Scubazoo photographers. Each winning photograph will be featured in an edition of E-Current, CORAL's free electronic newsletter. The names of winning photographers will also be posted on the CORAL

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We kick off the new year with an issue of Beyond Blue dedicated soley to the polar regions of our planet, and the wildlife that call these dangerous places their home. We also take a look at the recent discussions regarding climate change, and what the future may hold for the evolution of our planet. To open the deep blue world of Beyond Blue all you have to do is register online at

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Diveaway Fiji operates from the beautiful Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's main island. Our boats run out from our bases at the Rydges Hideaway and Mango Bay Resorts; we have diveshops at the Outrigger on the Lagoon and the Beachouse as well as being the dive op of choice for many of the boutique resorts and backpackers dotted along the Coral Coast. As a small, friendly dive operation, we enjoy

stuartinfijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616942892213653449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-14279100346174038032009-12-11T07:24:00.000+13:002009-12-11T07:24:35.609+13:00

Instead of figuring out how you’re going to fit all your stuff into the two height- and length-appropriate carry-ons you’re allotted for a flight, I’ve got two words for you: travel vest. I was at the airport recently when I saw a man walking toward me wearing one, its multiple pockets bulging with stuff. He had used them most efficiently, storing some magazines, a book, cell phone, iPod,

stuartinfijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616942892213653449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-4380952067464743422009-10-09T10:13:00.000+12:002009-10-09T10:13:57.535+12:00

European Shark Week, 10-18 October, is a unique opportunity for European Union citizens and shark advocates around the world to demonstrate their support for shark conservation and effect change. Project AWARE Director, Suzanne Pleydell and Shark Alliance members present signatures in London This year, Project AWARE Foundation and Shark Alliance Partners are going back to governments

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Each year, PADI Diving Society produces a limited-edition Society membership card for more than 175,000 Society members worldwide. In the past, PADI Offices have used photos from internal collections or invited renowned underwater photographers to provide images for each card. This year, the PADI Diving Society is inviting all novice and professional underwater photographers to participate in a

stuartinfijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616942892213653449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-31927216604124230892009-09-22T13:22:00.000+12:002009-09-22T13:22:03.375+12:00

SEA&SEA announces the availability of the MDX-5D MKII DSLR housing for the 21.1MP Canon EOS 5D MKII.The MDX-5D MKII is part of SEA&SEA's MDX housing series which is precisely crafted from solid block aluminum and designed for ultimate performance and ergonomics. According to Sea&Sea marketing officials, this housing was designed exclusively for the Canon EOS. "The Canon EOS 5D is one

stuartinfijihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616942892213653449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32761320.post-791051515750827612009-08-18T20:00:00.000+12:002009-08-18T20:00:55.066+12:00

CALL TO ACTION : Do you live, work or travel to the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico or Central Pacific? Scientists from the Coral Reef Watch Program at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) predict coral bleaching is likely in those areas. You can take action. The CoralWatch data you report may be more important then ever. Top 5 Countries where data

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