Keep on Truk-ing*

At first I was going to call this post "Chuuk-ing it down", as we arrived to torrential rain and a presumption of crap vis, if there was to be any diving at all.

So, we got soaked on the boat ride out to the live aboard, but weather always seems to be short lived on Chuuk (allegedly it is where the weather comes from) so it was fine for the early evening dive, and what a dive. A wreck with so much of life and colour plus clear and warm water (30°C, nah, I exaggerate, it was only 29°C).

I felt euphoric, and was particularly taken by some tiny box fish which were just so cute. I don't think I was narked as it was pretty shallow and we had nitrox, but it may have been days of sleep deprivation. I wanted to stay and play for hours, but soon it was dark and their mum said it was late and that they had to go to bed. Or
something.

Anyway, "The Ghost Ships of Truk", eh? They are fantastic, and I don't generally like hunks of metal, but, well, beautifully preserved (no ransacking and little to no current) to the extent that woks are still on the cookers and spanners (some add big as me - if less fat) still in the engine rooms... And what engine rooms... Well, you get the idea.

There are wrecks for all levels, we did ones from around 15m to 50m (yes, I was a bit scared on the way down and 24 minutes of deco is just as much fun as it sounds).

As well as ships there are planes and sub's, it is truly as good as they say.

A tank on the San Francisco Maru, at 50m (ish)

* Hey, at least it is a better title than "Up Chuuk".