Travel:  Dive TRUK LAGOON with  Club Narcosis.

TRUK LAGOON is Diving Heaven for shipwrecks, both shallow and deep. Aquasea has just dived TRUK again for the 6th time in the last 3 years. Previously the high cost was prohibitive for Australian Divers to dive there, prices of well over $5000 AUD were common, now prices are down to around $3200 ex Cairns.
Last year I took over 800 photos whilst there. This year I am having a photo/video night and BBQ for divers who want to go there and learn something about Operation Hailstone (Feb 16-17 1944).
The operation continued during the night of the 16th — the first night radar assisted carrier attack in history, accounting for nearly a third of the tonnage of enemy shipping destroyed during the raids! By the end of the attacks, the myth of the "Gibraltar of the Pacific" had been shattered.
TRUK LAGOON was to the Japanese — ‘Pearl Harbour’. The last Japanese soldier to surrender, did so in 1972 having hid in the jungle all that time, he passed away in 1977. What a waste of a life. So is war.

AQUASEA.   Leo Hillyer Mobile:0408.002315
6/155 Taren Point Road   TAREN POINT
SYDNEY  NSW  2229  AUSTRALIA
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TRUK LAGOON  (16+ dives Blue Lagoon) 12 days, 11 nights.  

There are over 200 ships, planes, subs at the bottom of the lagoon, some are American.
Diving depths vary from shallow (12metres to very deep 80metres+). It is recommended that divers dive within their capability and experience. The water is warm (eg 28-29 degrees Celsius), the weather is usually warm (eg 21-32 degrees Celsius). Visibility varies between 20 — 40metres. It is easy to get carried away and dive 20—30 metres deeper than normal, think about it.

Having dived TRUK myself now over 7 times, I like to do the following profile:-
Fly late Sunday arvo to CAIRNS via a domestic cheap air fare, board a Continental Micronesia plane to GUAM arriving by 8am and then a quick flight that morning to TRUK, picked up at the airport by coach and off to Blue Lagoon Resort with a quick stop on the way for ‘essentials’ (nibbles coca cola and beer).
Introduce ourselves to the resort management and our complimentary soft drinks and settle in our rooms prior to the first of our many dives. BTW don’t forget the TRUK LAGOON diving licence $30USD.
Most days are 2 dives at set times, choose your wreck and dive buddies and away we go. Additional dives are easily organised (day or night).
Normally by the time we have done say 14—15 dives, most divers are getting a bit dived ‘out’.
Nightly we have drinks at the bar on the lawn outside the dining room and near the fish ponds etc. Service is excellent. Food is plentiful and an excellent variety, I just love N Y style steaks!.
A good nights sleep in air conditioned rooms overlooking the lagoon, maybe watch a movie on cable TV or ring home on your phone before dropping off to sleep. Breakfast is a great way to start the day, as the view over lawns and coconut trees around the resort are absolutely idyllic.
On the last Wednesday arvo of the trip, we fly to GUAM and stay 2 nights at the BAYVIEW overlooking  the city and ocean. This place often reminds me of HAWAII. Thursday night fly to CAIRNS and overnight at a great local resort hotel, and fly home Friday feeling refreshed and ready to go again.

I may put some photos up on various wrecks but at the moment I’m happy just to cover the basics, as I have books DVDs and video for people to take a look at, to get a feel for TRUK LAGOON.

Anyway if any of the above interests you, drop me a line and have a chat about TRUK (CHUUK).

I always say “ I didn’t know any of my diving friends—until I started diving “, there’s room for more.

Regards

Leo Hillyer.
Ph: 02.95404774  info@aquasea.com.au

Single and twin tank diving is common in TRUK. Penetration dives are everywhere, and dives are not crowded like at home. My favourite dive is the SAN FRANSISCO MARU with 3 divers, down at 50m+ in 30 degree water and about 30m vis, awesome. The AIKOKU MARU is a very close second. If your into soft corals, then look at the FUJIKAWA MARU—excellent!