Fiji expedition 2014
Fiji expedition 2014
It is hard to tell about all that beauty that waited for me on this trip and the wonderful moments I could spend with the manta rays. I decided to rather show you some of these amazing moments, instead of talking about them. So, enjoy my photo diary:-)
On the way to the manta rays, beautiful Yasawa islands
The boat is waiting for us to see mantas
Courtship dance of beautiful black mantas on the first day
Sunset abseiling is always an option if manta rays are not around
The Manta Memories distribution center is set up, waiting for the first guests to support the manta ray fishing villages by their purchase
Perfect spot to relax after a hard day
Not only manta rays visit the neighbouring reefs
Testing a drone to detect manta rays more efficiently
Our drone is returning from a successful mission
The snorkeling guests from several resorts enjoy the last minutes of sunlight with the mantas
Waiting for the mantas to show up
The end of a successful day
We are out on the boat in search for mantas when the sun is coming up over the calm ocean
Searching for mantas in any way possible
Always happy to see pregnant mantas
Very intense courtship behaviour, male mantas following a female
Documenting manta ray coloration and behaviour
Feeding manta rays
Often we saw more snorkelers than mantas
Waiting for the manta rays at sunrise
We built a mantay ray lookout
Three black morphs passing by a cleaning station in the current
This is me, being very happy with the productive time in Fiji. I feel that every second I can spend with the mantas offers a miracle. You never know what the next moment will bring when you swim with them and how they surprise you. I feel I got a bit closer to the secret life of manta rays again.
