January 2011 Blog Posts (10)

Since I left, Roberta Davis at Makaira Resort on Taveuni Island has been going gang busters repopulating the reef with coral fragments. Within two weeks…

Today, Roberta and I are going coral gardening.  I've given her the primer and now we're off.…

Cyclones, aka Hurricanes or Typhoons, hit Fiji with some regularity.…

Over the last few weeks I've described the joys of fishing with the master--John Llanes, co-owner of Makaira in Taveuni.  The talk has been mostly about fishing.

After the fish is in your cooler you have to get…

 Raised on the Big Island of Hawaii, John Llances, the co-owner of Makaira is a…

Well it only took an hour and a half to catch a wahoo, a half hour further of patrolling for sailfish (one jumped not too far off The Huntress) and then we headed home.   North of Taveuni, but still in Somosomo Strait, I could see Qamea and Matangi Islands to my left and Kioa and…

It will be the first time in Fiji. We are coming from a week sailing in Tonga and are looking for a place where it is a little off the big inclusive resort areas. We do want beach and swimming and some nice dining options but also low key with some local culture/people. Also, maybe an excursion to hike, etc. I am interested in Nananu-i-ra,   it offers travel form Nadi airport without the added expensive and time in another air flight. What do you think about that area and would  you have…

I'd never heard of Makaira Resort prior to Rob Kay's (Fiji Guide founder) introduction last year. It reluctatly shows up on Google searches of Taveuni resorts (only with much searching) and it's not featured on travel agent web sites (Makaira…