September 4, 2014
We needed a getaway – this cruising life is so hard ;-). We decided to head away from the “big city” (Savusavu) and vacation at the point for a couple of nights. With the wind dying, it gets hot in town. We anchored just off the Cousteau Resort (here’s more on our opinion of that place). We jumped in the water to visit 10,000 of our closest friends at Split Rock (16 48.431 S, 179 17.468 E).
This is not the prettiest water in Fiji, but it’s a lot of fun. There’s one big rock with a split down the middle that is home to about a billion fish. Cyndi took the camera in support of her newest hobby – fish watching and ID. She managed to get some pretty good shots in the not-so-clear water… blog-worthy even.
I think everyone who snorkels here feeds the fish (including us, but not when these pictures were taken). The scissortail sergeants and indo pacific sergeants are like little piranha, nibbling at my suit and fingers whenever I’d stop swimming for a few seconds. Last year we put together this little video. -Rich
