Fiji-?, New Guinea-?, or Micronesia-?

[caymaniac]

:thinkof: What are your suggestions, this board sure hit it right with our recent trip to Turks and Caicos.
Dive Safe
Caymaniac:blfish:

 

[SPEEDSTER]

MICRONESIA

 

[cmedive]

PNG for the very unusual critters and warm waters

Micronesia for great diving, but can be crowded in Palu and Truk.

Fiji for awsome soft corals and cooler waters.

For the absolute best try the southern Red Sea, brothers Islands etc.

 

[Scuba Jim]

Caymaniac, go to PNG:
If you want critters and fabulous reefs, try Tufi, Milne Bay or the Moresby area; reefs & drop-offs, try Kimbe Bay; big fish action, try Kavieng, Hermit & Ninigos; for a bit of everything, Madang.

Palau's reefs were bleached to death 4 years ago, and while they may have lots of fish action the hard corals are struggling to recover.

Fiji has noce soft corals and some good walls, but nothing like the biodiversity of PNG.

Want more info email me privately!

Regards
Jim

 

[dolphin blue]

Hi Caymaniac

I would have to agree with Scuba Jim although I have yet to dive Micronesia.I have dived a little in Fiji but found PNG to be far more interesting with a mixture of coral and wrecks. Even got to sit in the cockpit of a B52 bomber. Also the coral and sea life was abundant everywhere there.
Well now you have my personal opinion to add to your list hope it helps some what.

See you on the bottom sometime

Sherry

 

[Scuba Jim]

Hi Sherry

That would have been either a B25 (Madang) or B17 (Milne Bay), not a B52. A B52 is a Stratofortress, like they used in Afghanistan.

There ain't no B52s in PNG , though I wish there was!!!!

Regards
Jim

 

[dolphin blue]

Thanks Jim I will have to take your word for it as i'm not much on the finer details on war planes .Yes it was at Madang,on checking my dive log i have written in b52 but maybe i wrote it back to front
I was just happy to sit in the cockpit, maybe its a female thing.
But i do agree with you on that the diving there is definately better then Fiji .
Once again thanks for the insight i will cange my log accordingly
maybe i just had one to many drinks while filling in my log book

see you on the bottom sometime

Sherry

 

[donacheson]

Originally posted by caymaniac
:thinkof: What are your suggestions, this board sure hit it right with our recent trip to Turks and Caicos.
Dive Safe
Caymaniac:blfish:

All three have their attractions: Palau (big fish action) and Truk (wrecks) in Micronesia, a variety of species (small stuff in Milne Bay, big fish in Kavieng) in PNG, and a bit of everything coral reefs have to offer in Fiji if you go to the right places.

I just returned from Fiji and spent a couple of days diving with Gerry Allen, a coauthor of the Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Guide. On one dive site on one dive we were taken to by Crystal Divers, he counted 126 differ species - sharks to shrimp, hard to soft corals. We were able to add a few more on the boat after the dive.

 

[Scuba Jim]

Hi Sherry

I never understood the numbering on these planes. I used to think the US did it like the Russians did their tanks. T-34 designed in 1934 etc. But then of course the B17 was never designed in 1917! If it had the US could have won WW1 in about 10 minutes!

If you ever get to Milne Bay area you must dive the B17. The B25 is noce but Blackjack is without a doubt the most spectacular WW2 airplane wreck in the world.

Regards
Jim

 

[dolphin blue]

Thanks Jim

Yes We do hope to return there one day so i will definately keep that in mind. We have a tendence to dive the same area a few times.That way you really get to do all the sights.I'm really looking forward to diving the Solomon Islands in 9 weeks but who's counting
Thanks again
Sherry