New Years Eve Boat Trip

New Years Eve on Pohnpei isn't that big of a deal but it was a day off so we took advantage of it. We decided that we wouldn't be seeing the new year in so we organised a baby sitter and maximised the day. We left home about 10am in the compound boat and anchored up on an inshore reef. We all jumped over for a snorkel first and then enjoyed a few beers and some Aussie cheese and wine and countless other niblies.


Even with the run out tide silting up the water a little it was still very clear and warm water.

Stephen is an experienced diver and enjoyed cruising along taking it all in.

Lots of colourful fish all over this reef. I'm sure that all the inshore reefs are exactly like this. Beautiful.

There were lots of sea cucumbers on this reef. This one had some pretty funky colours.

Blue starfish were everywhere.

The reef had dropoffs on either side. It was great fun duckdiving down deep and seeing it all as you float back up.

More incredible fish life.

Nic hiding behind some black coral.

After lunch and another quick swim to cool off we took out the tube for a bit of fun. I definately wasn't keen; 18 years of packing into scrums guarantees that I would suffer if I did this. Everyone else had a great time getting thrown around and the only pain I suffered was in my face from smiling and laughing. Nic went first and loved it.

Next went Heather. The girls are too bloody good at this. We couldn't throw them off no matter how hard we tried.

Next came Lori. Lori is an old hand at water skiing and this sort of thing. Great style leaning into the corners.

Stephen did pretty well but had the honour of being the first to be thrown off.

Dean had a go last. After a pretty solid face plant into the tube he did well to enjoy the rest of his turn. We then went to Palikir Pass to watch the surfers and try and jig up some fish. No luck with the fish but the surf is starting to build and looks like it should be pumping by Tuesday. There are some big name surfers heading this way to ride the predicted swells next week. I'll try and get out to snap some pics.