While passing back through Sydney, I took the opportunity to spend some time volunteering with Merlin’s Magic Wand, a charity that arranges magical and entertaining days for sick and disadvantaged children around the world. In Partnership with Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary, Merlin’s Magic Wand organised a marine themed day for all the kids at Bear Cottage. […]

What a way to spend my last week in Fiji, diving with impressive bull sharks! Never did I imagine I would be in the water with dozens of these amazing creatures at the same time! But thanks to Beqa Adventure Divers (BAD), I experienced just this. I remember every detail of my first dive, as we […]

Taveuni, known as the Garden Island was my second stop in in this beautiful country, Fiji. Taveuni is  the country’s third largest island. This island is suitably named for its luscious rainforests and garden like scenery every where you look! Taveuni is not only famous for its island beauty above the water, but also for its neighbouring […]

  My first stop in Fiji was in the Yasawas, working with the Barefoot Collection on a range of their marine programs. Barefoot Manta Islands, traditionally called Drawaqa Island is renowned for the ‘manta Chanel’ just north of the island. From May-October each year, an abundance of reef mantas visit this channel, giving people the […]