WOW! The colorful coral and the fish that live in the water surrounding this island are just stunning. I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise since my dive master said only about 1000 divers a year visit this speck of an island in Micronesia. Yap is known for its Manta Rays that live offshore. Although I didn’t see any on my dive today it didn’t matter to me because the things I saw under the sea were spectacular. While waiting in a known Manta cleaning station I happen to catch a movement out of the corner of my eye. It was this octopus. It was smaller than the one I saw on the next dive but it entertained me for at least 20 minutes.

Before I took my first dive I told the shop that I wasn’t sure how often I would dive this week. Well that quickly changed. As soon as I surfaced I was able to commit to a dive every day while I’m on the island.

I should have known I would love this place the minute I saw the announcements posted all over the town that say July 4, 2014 all plastic bags will be ILLEGAL. The 4th of July that would be the perfect day for the United States to do the same!

You can see more underwater photos the Kim’s Travel Site Facebook page.