By Liz Griffiths
Our fourth week started with proper science training dives. Learning how to identify the different types of corals was one thing; next we had to learn how to collect the data from the seabed. Continue reading
Blue Ventures are operating a scholarship programme to run in tandem with our Fiji expeditions. Here is the account of the first few days on site by Saras Sharma, a junior fisheries officer at the Fijiian department of fisheries and our first scholar Continue reading
Helen McGrath, dive instructor out on Leleuvia gives her account of the first few months of the our Fiji expeditions. Continue reading
By Leah and Duncan. You may be wondering why this blog for a six week expedition is being posted during the fifth week….. Well the thing is, Leleuvia is what we like to call a worm hole… Continue reading
By Katie. Today we headed over to Uluibau Primary school on Moturiki to start up a conservation club for the kiddos… Continue reading
By Muriel and Asa. Team building takes on a new meaning…. It has only been about one week since Expedition Two got together so it was pretty important to have an intense bonding experience over our first Saturday night together on Leleuvia. Continue reading
When it is dark it is very, very dark, like being stuck in a sack in a coal cellar, while wearing sunglasses. Here I am again, Sunday morning, trying to piece together the remnants of memories of last night’s “Dress … Continue reading
By Jim McNish And then the rain came. Out here you can really feel the power of raw nature and as we sat eating dinner in the thatched dining area. It felt as though a fire hose had been opened … Continue reading
by Jim McNish Monday was the big day – we were off to meet Ratu Apenisa, the gentleman most likely to succeed as the next High Chief of all the islands. Everyone met for breakfast dressed in their finery. The … Continue reading
by Jim McNish It is very difficult to describe the beauty of the island of Leleuvia as we approached. The water around it is fifty shades of blue, a fringe of white sand gives way to palms and fruit trees … Continue reading