Chuuk

Ben and I spent a week in Chuuk before he went back to Australia. It was wonderful. For a while, we were the only guests at the resort. Then 3 more people arrived during the week and really cramped our style...... it was a bit strange, actually, rattling around a huge place like the blue lagoon, eating in an empty restaraunt. But we had a wonderful time.

The lagoon itself is called Truk Lagoon. The whole state used to be called Truk, but I have no idea why, as it is pronounced chewk. They changed the name of the state to Chuuk a few years back, but the lagoon is so famous amoung divers they didn't want to lose the tourists, so it's the Truk Lagoon in the state of Chuuk. Clear? Good.

We did some diving, the wrecks in the lagoon are amazing. Here are some photos.


Ooh! A bottle! That's really old!


A bridgey- shipey thing. Anyway, it's really pretty


A urinal.... hee hee!


Lots of fisheys


Yep, we went in the wrecks! Indiana Jones, eat your heart out.


Aw, such a cutie.


A plaque commenorating one of the wrecks


Creepy looking gas mask. Reminds me of that new Dr Who episode.


A Mitsubishi Zero Fighter



Surface break


Snorkel and Fin. Terribly arty.


Sunset of the Truk Lagoon. The ships are the live aboard dive boats that operate in the lagoon.