Korovou Eco Tour Resort

When I pulled up onto the shores of Naviti Island on December 13th, I met up with two Dutch girls and two Canadian guys that I had met from one of the other islands further north. They were going on a deep-sea snorkeling trip to hopefully feed some reef sharks. A bunch of other people were doing it too so I thought I might as well join in the fun. We headed out in two tin boats with maybe eight or nine people per boat. It was a rough but enjoyable ride through the waves to get to our snorkeling location. Once there were all fell backwards into the water, flippers and all, in search of reef sharks. The coral out there was amazing and you could dive down a meter or two to get really close to it the odd time. It felt like I was in another world. At one point the guide pointed out a sea turtle to me but by the time I got my eyes there it had gone too far. We eventually stopped in one location and began to bring out the fish for the sharks. Many other brightly colored fish showed up for the feed but unfortunately no sharks. They said that the sharks almost always turn up and this was a rare occurrence so I was a little disappointed but still a great way to spend the afternoon nonetheless. When I got back to the hostel I met up with Hannah (a girl from London, England) and a few of her friends. We all watched the sunset before dinner and then had a decent meal together in the dining area. After diner a Fijian woman came up to us and asked us if we wanted to watch the moonrise. I thought this was another form of Fijian trickery or something but when we went out onto the patio, there it was. A full moon was just creeping over the horizon. It seemed to come up at nearly the same pace as the sunrise and it was a first for me. After that the Fijians made us all do a few awkward dances, then myself, Hannah, and another German girl whom I have since forgotten the name of headed down to the beach to wait for the sun to rise. I had heard that the Fijian sunrise is a must see and since we had already seen a sunset and a moonrise that night we thought we might as well complete the trilogy. We all decided we would relax in a hammock down by the ocean until the sun came up. It was a good time and the sunrise was well worth the wait. The scene was breathtaking and the clouds were lit up with an array of colors including purple, blue, red, orange, and pink. It was craziness. Later that day we just hung out on the beach until our boat came to pick us up and move us down to the next island.