Shoal of fish

Fiji

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September 16th 2008
After breakfast we decided to ditch the trip we were supposed to be going on as Matt’s knee was hurting and the trip mostly involved snorkelling which he wasn’t sure he’d be able to do. Instead we headed down to the beach and set ourselves up for the day with a couple of good books we’d grabbed from the resort library. I decided the water looked good for snorkelling so went in, leaving M ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more