In Fijian, "good bye" is "moce" (pronounced "mo they"). But after what seemed like a short 35 days in the paradise that is Fulanga, we could not bring ourselves to bid this magical place "moce." Instead, we bid Fulanga and its beautiful people "Soto talay" - which means "we will see you again!" And we do plan to go back, hopefully next year, realizing full well it may be a gamble trying to "go back" to what we experienced this year! In any event, having the thought of returning in mind made heading out the pass in the reef a little less daunting, a little less sad, and a little less like leaving a part of us behind. On the other hand, we hope we did leave something worthwhile behind; how else could we justify taking with us such fond memories!?

Sometimes, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words; and, I might add, can sometimes tell a story better than mere clumsy words. With those thoughts in mind, we'll close our narratives on Fulanga (for this year, anyway) and ask you to visit our "Fulanga - Paradise Found" photo album and (I'm almost embarrassed to say) its 14 sub-albums. Yes, it will take you a while to get through that many pictures, but it will be worth it - I guarantee it, or your money back! For those who have not ventured into the photo gallery before, here are a few tips: click on the "Photo Gallery" link in the right hand panel, just under our profile picture, find the album title you want (i.e., "Fulanga - Paradise Found") in the left hand panel that opens, and then click on either the album title itself, or the "View Album" link at the bottom of the album summary. When the album opens, you can drag you mouse across the small photos to see the photo captions, or, better yet, click on any of the pictures to see a much larger picture (with the caption below it), and navigate through a "slideshow" with the prompts at the top of the picture. Open and view the sub-albums that appear below the photos in the main album in the same way. We hope these pictures bring you at least a small measure of the joy and awe we experienced in the Paradise of Fulanga. Enjoy!