Instant Reader Report on Diving
Lalati Resort in
Fiji/Beqa in
2002/06

by
Malcolm Leader-Picone, CA, USA
Report Number 021015151205701

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 Fiji (Taveuni); Hawaii; Saba; Grand Turk; Little Cayman; Roatan; Costa
Rica; Cozumel; Bequia; California; Virgin Islands; Belize 

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Incredible macro opportunities. It seems like we saw every kind of
nudibranch in the book and then some!  

Overall Rating

Lalati Resort is a fabulous place! Linda Kwansy, the owner, and allof her
staff made us feel like part of their family 
during our ten nights at Lalati. The bures are beautiful and huge,
handmade by the local islanders. The food is superb.We
certainly miss the mellow gatherings before dinner to imbibe (and not just
the mandatory kava) and listen to the staff sing.
In addition, we had wonderful massages and pedicures, fire walkers and
local dancers! 

As to the diving, Seta, the local divemaster, is utterly amazing in his
ability to find every manner of rare species:  frog fish, leaf fish, 
every type of nudibranch in the books, shrimp, eels, you name it, Seta
found it for us. The corals in Beqa Lagoon are among the 
healthiest we have seen anywhere, hard and soft. The colors are fantastic.
There are millions of juvenile fish of all the indo-pacific 
varieties. In addition, large schools of barracuda and jack cruised the
reefs. Then, there were the sharks. Predominantly white tip, 
but with black tips and nurse sharks thrown in for good measure. There was
only one dive in nine days of diving when we did not 
come close to a shark. The diving in Beqa Lagoon is primarily on bommies,
or pinnacles. We would drop to the sandy bottom and 
slowly spiral our way to the top, which would be in 15 to 30 feet of
water. On the top of the bommies, the amount of fish life and 
effusiveness of corals was unbelievable. Novices may be put off a bit at
times by currents, but Seta was expert at avoiding the 
currents and leading the dives in such a way as to minimize any encounters
with current.

Lalati is a wonderful tiny paradise, from the moment you step off the boat
into the shallow waters lapping at the small beach, 
to the tearful farewell, with all the staff gathered to sing to you as you
depart.
 

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