July 2012 Blog Posts (19)

This is the second of a two-part interview with famed natural history photographer, Paddy Ryan.

Q: You mentioned that the Fiji Islands are developing an indigenous cadre of naturalists. Can you talk about…

In our continuing series of interviews with Fiji writers and artists, Paddy Ryan occupies a very special place. Although he's chronicled flora and fauna from around the world, Fiji holds a very…

More cool images from Fijiguide.com's favorite photographers, Stu and Malia Johnson who hang out mostly in Nadi and take lots of shots of surfing for fijisurfco.com.  These two are from a July 21 expedition to Wilkes.…

This is the last in the Crown of Thorn series by Roberta Davis of Makaira Resort, Fiji Islands.

Harvesting them individually has been highly effective.  All you need is a Hawaiian sling spear or…

Changing over from Cloudbreak to Namotu to find more surf! Here is a recent shot from Stu and Malia at their new…

Fiji sunrise or sunset... the colors never cease to amaze.

Ripping continued!

Suva was once a base for the famous flying boats.  Check out theFiji Museum's recent posting on

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If you're planning a Fiji Dive trip, you'll want to read this blog by Roberta Davis who has dedicated her life to replanting coral and keeping Fiji's reefs clear of the Crown of Thorns. This is part II in the…

Recently Roberta Davis and her husband John Llanes, proprietors of Makaira in Taveuni had the good fortune of hosting one of Hawaii's top rated TV programs, “Hawaii Skin Diver”. The show is shot on location at some of the best…

In recent days Amelia Earhart's last tragic flight has resurfaced in public consciousness as a team of researchers sails towards the island of Nikumaroro where they hope to locate the wreckage of her plane offshore.  

Although Ms. Earhart is probably the most famous of the early Pacific Aviators, she certainly…

Photo of the day from Malia and Stu. Captured July 6th at Namotu left... looks like it was an incredible day! Check out the rest of the pictures on their blog at http://fijisurfshots.weebly.com/…

Justin D'Adamo representing Hawaii at Cloudbreak! What a first set to stare down... shot captured by Stu and Malia on http://fijisurfshots.weebly.com

Photo found on Fiji Museum's facebook page... What an incredible thing to wake up to! Sunrise over Korotogo beach.

It's a flashback... but everyone can agree that this is an incredible shot. Cloudbreak, "sharing the stoke," taken in August…

Captured by Stu and Malia today at Wilkes! Apparently a large fish was chasing after these little guys... look at them fly! For more shots from today, check out Stu and Malia's blog at http://fijisurfshots.weebly.com/

This in from Stu and Malia. Cloudbreak pumping on the First of July.

Fijiguide.com's Roberta Davis, owner of Makaira, has been called the Master Coral Gardener of Taveuni.  Perhaps no one has done more to replant coral than Roberta, who hails originally from Honolulu.  This was evident after Cyclone Tomas, which…