Even though the trip commenced and ended last year, the memory is still as distinct as if I had just returned yesterday. It was a relatively long trip, to a relatively distant place: the Jean-Michel Cousteau resort on Savusavu, on the island of Vanua Levu, a larger northerly island in the Fiji chain. It took […]The post The Green Legacy Of The Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, Fiji appeared first on Pursuitist.

Even though the trip commenced and ended last year, the memory is still as distinct as if I had just returned yesterday. It was a relatively long trip, to a relatively distant place: the Jean-Michel Cousteau resort on Savusavu, on the island of Vanua Levu, a larger northerly island in the Fiji chain. It took awhile to get there, and someplace over the International Date Line, we lost a day also, but the experience of this place, and this resort was unique and well worth the journey.The fact is, there are many resorts on many islands in the world, but this one has an unusual ecological and eco-sensitive DNA, conceptualized by Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the famous oceanographer and videographer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau. The younger Cousteau had the vision to create this place as a substantial diving and educational haven for those who wanted to see this unspoiled part of the Pacific, as it had always been. Thus, this resort for years was considered, as it is still, one of the great resorts for the best ocean dives in the world.Often, that would have been enough, but f...