A Soft Coral Snorkel Kayak at Coconut Grove

by author & photographer Simon Mustoe 

We were delighted to find out about ‘Honeymoon Island’ after reading about it on the Coconut Grove website.  Coconut Grove has kayaks with which we could paddle out to one of the most beautiful places we visited during our month stay.

The island is part of a chain of rocks you can see easily from shore. It’s the fourth out of five and about 2km away. It only took us about half an hour to get out, despite battling some head wind on the way (the paddle home was nice and easy though).  The first thing that strikes you are the soft corals. Following Cyclone Winston it took a number of years to recover but this luscious leathery floral kingdom has bounced back. Not only that, there’s such an abundance of fish and even colourful nudibranchs, we were in our element. One visit was not enough so we went back a second time a few days later.

The images speak for themselves and we’d love to have spent even longer. For most visitors it’s too late by the time they discover these places. So, we have described this and other amazing snorkel spots in our guidebook A Beginners Guide to Snorkelling Fiji’s Northern Division.

We’re most grateful to the staff at Coconut Grove for their hospitality and help. We look forward to returning one day.

Simon Mustoe is author of Wildlife in the Balance: Why Animals are Humanity’s Best Hope and you can read his blog here. You can also purchase A Beginners Guide to Snorkelling Fiji’s Northern Division from his website here or find it on Amazon.