The Life of a Gamefishing Charterboat Skipper on a Remote Fijian Island

I am sitting on my house front deck just tapping away at the keyboard and uploading a new blog item and happen to glance out at the spectaculor view in front of Matava Eco-Adventure Resort and look what's right out in front of me...

See anything ? Take a closer look.....

How about with the contrast 'tweaked' ?

Is this a cool place to live or what !!!

Tropical Cyclone Tomas

TC Tomas approaches Vanua Levu and Taveuni

Tropical Cyclone Tomas roars into Fiji Island waters but thanks to the RSMC Nadi Weather Centre and the Fiji Broadcasting Service, islanders had excellent early warning.
The storm is forecast to make landfall this evening (Monday 15th) in the vicinity of Eastern Vanua Levu and Taveuni Island as a Category 4 Cyclone.
We are advised that all local flight services are temporarily suspended, as are most international flights into and out of the Fiji Islands.
Our thought and best wishes are with all the Fiji people and visitors who are close to this storm's path.



Down here on Kadavu Island we are expecting gale force winds for the next 24 hours then the storm system will move away very quickly. Marine activities have been suspended for 48 hours however all gamefishing and other resort operations will resume as normal on Wednesday.

Storm Chasing in Fiji

The weather in Fiji is generally pretty nice all round but what with me being a Storm Chaser at heart, I am always on the look-out for interesting weather. Being out in a gamefishing boat way out at sea I get to see some pretty spectaculour sights.Warning signs - Inflow and rotation

The South Pacific Convergance Zone (SPCZ) sometimes sinks down over Fiji in the summer months (Jan - Apr) leading to hot, humid unstable air and sometimes superb thunderstorms. When the wind blows from the North and this unstable air hits the Kadavu Island peaks, the lee side of the island is the place to be to see wall coulds, scud clouds and sometimes the occasional water spout.

A funnel cloud forms

Close up with adjusted contrast to see the funnel

Time to bug out...