Special thanks to our friends for the use of their photos: Louise Murray; Mr. Brandon Cole, the winner of the 1996 Erik Hopkins award for wildlife photography; Dr. Fedrico Busnero, the author and photographer of Fiji, the Uncharted Sea; Brad Bengtson; Steve Norvich; and Kevin Roland.
White sands
Thanks to the coral reefs surrounding the islands,
most of our beaches are covered with clean, white sand.