Fun, Fish, Fiji
June 13, 2025
Bula (hello) from Fiji! We are so excited to kick off this once in a lifetime journey with all of your amazing kids. We started off the trip at the LAX airport, all meeting for the first time before we hopped on an 11 hour flight – full of smiles and so much excitement.
The group landed in the Nadi airport early Sunday morning, well rested and excited for our first activity on the Coral Cats Catamaran in Nadi Harbour. The day was filled with a bunch of group games, snorkeling in the reefs, and bonding with all of our new friends. Riley was channeling her inner mermaid energy and felt right at home between the beautiful fish and clear blue water.
We enjoyed delicious chicken sandwiches provided by our boat captain, and hopped in the van to head to our first home on our trip for our scuba diving section – Club Oceanus (Pacific Harbour). Harper kept everyone’s energy up with her amazing music taste and song requests during the sunset van ride. Great music, amazing views and incredible people to share it with – a winning recipe!
The group got up early Monday morning, ready for our first day of scuba diving. Edmunds, Lulu, Riley, and Marga, the female leader, were getting advanced scuba certified and had a dive in the morning. Lulu felt right at home suiting up and setting up her gear as if she had been scuba diving every day, a true professional. We saw some amazing corals bursting with color and exotic species. The rest of the group went to the beach with Frankie, the male leader, highlighted by playing catch with the football and tanning on the beach.
The new open water scuba divers had their scuba pool session in the afternoon and learned all of their underwater skills to get ready for their first open water dive. That night we had a delightful dinner at The Establishment with a lot of burgers, pizza and some good bonding time.
The next day was our very first open water dive, and we were so so excited. John was the first person in the water eager to show off his new skills. Cooper and Francie also killed their test sections and looked as if they have been diving for a while.
The advanced divers had the experience of a lifetime going on a shark dive, seeing 30+ sharks swimming above them – ranging from bull sharks, tiger sharks to nurse sharks. Lulu said that she felt like she was watching a movie on a flat screen TV play off before her! What an incredible experience.
That night we had a cook off between the boys and girls. They all went to the store with their budget to buy all the ingredients. Edmunds and Knox were head chefs for the boys and showed off their skills on the grill. Knox made all the ingredients work together creating an amazing flavorful dish. It was delicious given the limited ingredients they had. The boys made a spicy ramen noodle dish while the girls kept it simple with a classics salt and pepper butter pasta. Sunday and Violet was cheffing it up for the girls, cooking all the pasta and seasoning it to perfection. It was great fun!
On our last day at Club O we had an amazing beach day playing spike ball, tanning and burying Landen in the sand with only his head sticking out. Landen also taught everyone an amazing card game that has to be played in silence and the rules have to be figured out as one plays the game. Andrew quickly got the hang of the game and has been a constant source of laughter for the group with his jokes. All in all it has been an amazing couple of days and we are so excited for what is in store next! Vinaka, ni moce mada
Harper – Miss and love you! Love the girls so much.
Sunday – Hi mom & dad! Having such an amazing time here, can’t wait to see you and show you all the amaze pics!! Love you see you soon! Xx
Francie – Hi guys! I hope the beach was so much fun & I want you to know I’m having the best time. Our group is already so close and the counselors are so nice! Also hi Asa!! Miss you all. xoxo
Violet – Hey Mom & Dad. I am having the absolute best time, it is perfect! Thank you for letting me have the opportunity to do this! Hi Ava!! Happy birthday if you see this! Love you all so much
Riley – Hi Mom, Daniel, and Abbey! I’ve been thinking about y’all, and I hope y’all are having sooo much fun! I’m having such a blast and I’m officially advanced scuba certified! It’s so pretty here and I don’t want to come backl. Also Ava if you see this, happy bday!! I’m thinking about you! Miss you all and see y’all soon!
Lulu – Hi Mom and Dad! I am having the most fun in Fiji, and have met the best people. Love you guys and see you soon!
Edmunds – Mom, Dad, Lucas, we just did our last dive and I am now an advanced open water diver. I miss you all and wait to see you again.
Cooper – Hi Mom & Dad, I miss y’all so much. Scuba diving has been so much fun. I’ve made so many new friends. Thank you for sending me on this trip. I can’t wait to see you.
John – Hi Mom and Dad! I’m having so much fun scuba diving, and I’ve made so many friends. I also learned about a new game called Mao and it’s really fun. Can’t wait to see you!
Landen – Hey mom and dad, I’m having a good time and I love fiji. Love and miss you.
Knox – Hey Mom, Dad, Laura, Reed, and Kate and Leah, I’m having so much fun and my group is amazing. Love you guys I’m having an awesome time.
Andrew – Hey y’all the trip is super fun and Fiji is a really interesting place, this is really fun, can’t wait to see y’all and tell you about it when I get back.
All Students Have Arrived!
June 8, 2025
Hi Fiji Families!
All students have officially arrived in Fiji and the group has been reunited! We are so glad that the entire group is all together, and we can’t wait for them to start their activities. We’ll be posting more trip updates throughout the session!
-Moondance HQ
The Adventure Begins!
June 7, 2025
Hello Fiji Families!
We heard from our leaders this morning that most of the group has landed safely in Fiji! Unfortunately, due to travel delays, one student will be arriving soon and will be greeted at the airport by one of their leaders. The group is so excited to start their journey all together!
Please remember our leaders and students will be unplugged during their trips, but we will be posting trip updates throughout the next week! This will allow you to follow along with the trip. You can also follow us on Instagram, @moondanceadventures, to see more of what we are up to!
-Moondance HQ
