All our diving in Pohnpei was through The Village Hotel, which is unfortunately
no longer in existence. It was a great place to stay
in general but also had its own dive shop that employed some eagle-eyed nudibranch-aware
dive guides. Just down the hill from the Village, they kept up a small boat
landing with several long powerboats used for dive trips
and other excursions. And yes, there are many other fascinating photo subjects
in the Pohnpei marine environment--manta rays, sharks,
eagle rays, schools of barracuda or ulua,
angelfish, anemones
and clownfish, shrimp gobies, gorgeous
soft corals, colorful flatworms,
and on and on--but we'll leave most of those for another time and place.
The Village also offered boat trips to the ancient ruins of Nan Madol and to a refreshing waterfall.
After a day on the water, you could sit back in the gazebo with a tall cold one and watch the scenery, waiting for another typically outstanding tropical sunset.