Dive Review of Village Scuba/The Village in
Micronesia/Pohnpei

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Village Scuba/The Village, Feb, 2007, by Jeanne & Bill Downey, PA, US ( Top Contributor 54 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 3260.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Pohnpei was an optional add-on to our Chuuk trip, and our first time there. We stayed at The Village, an eco-tourism lodge set on a hillside 5 miles from the airport. There are 40 rustic cottages, each with two double beds, sitting area with couch, chair, coffee table, sink with plenty of counter space, shower with good water pressure and hot water. The cottages are perched privately throughout the property, some with fantastic ocean views. There’s no TV, telephone, or AC; there are screens on the window, mosquito netting over the beds, and ceiling fans. Although warm during the day, it cooled down nicely at night for sleeping. The office, bar, and dining room are centrally located. Telephone and email access is available in the office. Breakfast ranged from $3.50 for oatmeal to $7.00 banana pancakes. Dinners averaged $12.00, including soup, salad, and rolls. The food was good, and the ice cream was excellent. Since we were diving, we had lunch between dives consisting of sandwich choices or bento, which was rice, sausage, hard boiled egg, and a large portion of tuna, all wrapped in a banana leaf—delicious! We made six dives over three days. The coral was not impressive and there was some coral bleaching. One of the three dives we enjoyed were Manta Road, a manta cleaning station where half the group had an excellent 15-20 minute view watching angel fish clean a manta. When finished, the manta made a large circle so he could glide past us very slowly, making eye contact with each one of us. Unfortunately, the rest of the group was a short swim away waiting for a manta to show. With poor visibility in the pass, a manta can be nearby, yet not be seen. Another good dive was where the wall made a sharp turn, so there was literally a corner. The sharks hang out and play in the current here, plus there were lots of anemone fish and tropicals to play with when the current died and the sharks departed. Our last dive was a long drift dive. One small drop-off around 80’ had 40-50 mostly gray reef sharks facing into the current, just hanging out. We also saw a lion fish and a school of squid. We drifted by a mini-wall with lots of holes for things to hide. There were many crown of thorns wherever we went. The diving was a bit arduous, as small 6-pack skiffs with pop-up covers were used. We sat on cushions on the bottom during the boat rides. Upon arrival at a dive site, we put our gear together and back rolled into the water. Between dives we were taken where we could get out of the skiffs and stretch our legs. The bumpy conditions were not the best for cameras. Pohnpei is not a world class dive destination and The Village does not have a lot of divers that stay there, but it is a great place to stay, do a little diving, kayaking, hiking, and touring, especially to Nan Madal, 700 year old ruins. The staff went out of their way to accommodate our wishes.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Caribbean, Cozumel, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Galapagos, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No decompression
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Cameras either bounced around on cushions in the bottom of the boat, or you held them. Rinse container put on boat second day.

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Dive Review of Village Scuba/The Village in Micronesia/Pohnpei

Village Scuba/The Village, Feb, 2007,

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Dive Review of Village Scuba/The Village in
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