Diving Chuuk and Kosrae, Micronesia

I really enjoyed my time working in Micronesia and being able to explore so many of the islands out there. The communities are small, close-knit and everyone is usually super friendly. I spent a few days diving the wrecks in Chuuk, then off to explore a new island- Kosrae. They call it the island of the sleeping lady as the mountain range  looks like that. There is good surfing and diving on offer. There was a project a few years ago to bouy every major dive site around the island so boaters do not need to drop an anchor to dive. I wish that project would expand across the Pacific! This spares the reef any unnecessary damage and also makes it a lot easier to explore new dive sites if you own a boat! You might even get a pod of dolphins follow you from one of the divesites like in the pictures below.

I opted to rent a scooter for the week instead of a car. You will probably get rained on at least a few times if you do this.  I should probably say there was no official scooter rental place on the island and I just had to talk to a few people to find one (as I've done on other islands around the world).  Overall, Kosrae had many places to explore both above and below the water. The Pacific TreeLodge is a popular place to stay and they offer diving as well. You can chat with the owner about the sailboat he salvaged and fixed up over a few years... we had plenty in common to chat about. I list of accommodation can be found here.

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