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I did an older 5mm (a bit compressed at this point) for the week and was very comfy. Some areas out in the Bligh had a colder current on occasion but was mostly 80 on average. July is winter vs when I was there in April FWIW. No hood for me (hate them) but I think you should be fine with either...

I am doing research (as I always do when traveling) in an attempt to 'do the right thing for the culture we are visiting'. Thanks for your reply! Worth noting here that Beqa and Volivoli were def AMAZING resorts even though they included info on discretionary tipping in their FAQ. I was...

On our last trip i took a bunch of guitar and ukulele strings and chromatic tuners for the musicians, a bunch of school supplies for the village and a handful of old reading glasses I collected from friends. I also took some 'experienced' dive gear and the guys at the shop were def glad to take...

Great tip!! Cheers! 😂 nobody wants to slosh down a pot hole infested dirt trail after flying for 13 hours from LAX! Got some Fiji dollars left from last trip (we were at voli voli a couple days after you in 2024 and heard the broken ladder story)! I'll grab some more as I hate paying extra to...

Only been to Beqa and Volivoli and for me, the Bligh water at Voli blew Beqa away. The shark dive at Beqa was great (did it twice and saw tigers both times) but the rest of the reef was just ok and a couple of the dives were pretty meh. The staff at Beqa was awesome and I don't have any...

Hey all, Headed back to Fiji in 2026 and have chosen Paradise Taveuni based on cost, location, the availability to do more than 2 dives a day, AC, nitrox and what I hear is an excellent shore dive with night dives available. Hoping for new mattresses given some of the reviews I've read haha...

The upper area is now a huge bar and hosted happy hour a couple of times during the week. There are some nice chairs, many different sitting areas, and a couple of pool tables, corn hole, and ping pong and played host to trivia and karaoke nights but generally is a fairly 'underused' area. The...

Just returned from a fab week at AKR! Thanks to everyone who chimed in about what to expect, the schedule and tipping. Flew AA from ONT to DFW then spent a few hours at the Hyatt at the airport to get a few ZZ's then up and out at 11am arriving RTB in the early afternoon. Immigration was slow...

Looking at the beginning stages of a trip for 2027... BLR do they offer more than 2 tanks a day? We like to do at least 3 tanks with the possibility of a night dive as well or 2x 2 tank trips per day. One of my dive buddies gets super restless if it's just two morning dives and then done so that...

Thanks all! Great advice! We will keep this in mind!!

Hey all, I know this has been covered a TON and I've done extensive reading both on SB and Trip Advisor about who to tip and how much. I've reviewed their guideline PDF but there are so many departments that all want tips it's a bit overwhelming! I've done some loose totals giving a modest bit...

Great report thanks!

Got a buddy on island that is going out for am dives with BA but looking to pick up an afternoon or night dive boat this week. Nobody at BA seems interested! Let me know if anyone has any trips that could use a single experienced diver looking for chill shallow and pretty dives.

TROLL! HAHAH. Don't type and dive. :p. Another from 2018.

His hair is a little greyer now (this was 2015) but the blue bucket is still rolling strong!! Vanilla and apple cinnamon are my favs.

After 15 years of running for pesos or eating them on 'credit' I was finally struck with a bolt of divine inspiration!

He told us that he was a veterinarian (my daughter is also a vet) so not sure what his life 'before' was....

He seems to always be at BA in the mornings and afternoons. In July I just gave him a $20 and told him I wanted to pay up ahead for the week. He seemed happy and I saw him often enough that it made it totally worth my while. It's the perfect sweet to go with an afternoon coffee when your...

My buddy just told me that when he stayed there the first time because BA was full, in Feb of 23 the bar and restaurant were closed (which is why I thought they might not have a kitchen because he said there was no food there) but last Xmas he had family members staying there and and it was open...

I wonder what the actual sales price would be for something like SCC all in as a business with the dive shop and boats and inventory in the hotel, restaurant, and dive op. I think I remember that Villa Blanca was for sale at 2.4 million USD (I don't know if it sold or what) but I don't think...