on January 6, 2007
The lagoon is an amazing aquamarine colour. I boared a motor boat which took us out to the "yellow sub" which looked kinda small in the water but was suprisingly spacious inside.
The interior is airconditioned which was so nice after the humidity outside. Inside the sub there are velvet seats...interesting and rather plush, the large viewing port holes make viewing a delight.
We descended completely to the bottom of the lagoon and discoverd some historical sunken wrecks. There were WW2 planes, props, jeeps, and large boats.......one with a machine gun attached. Like many diving areas in the Mariana Islands a lot of the ammo is live. All the wrecks we viewed from the sub can be dived on.
Much to my delight there were several turtles following us, beautiful creatures and I saw a graceful manta ray "flying " across the bow of a sunken wreck.
The corals were lovely, schools of colourful tropical fish were right at home in the wrecks.
This submarine is the only genuine coast guard approved sub in the Northern Mariana Islands.
A very relaxing journey into the deep blue. Perfect for those not wanting to get their feet wet. I however just wanted to get out and dive................well worth it a very enjoyable experience.
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