We aren’t 100% sure of the exact date because Carmen’s passport, which her father originally applied for her says her birth day is October 10th.  Her birth certificate says today, October 11th yet her Mom says she was born on the 12th.   Now I don’t know about you, but I know that Dads rarely get […]

While going through digital images from our various cameras, I came across this picture of my wife Patricia pushing our grandson Thaddaeus to the pool in a makeshift stroller.  That’s improvisation if I have ever seen it. We have a number of programs for families traveling with children from cultural experiences with local kids their […]

If you didn’t know we have a new face on the reef, you should sign up to get the latest news articles and special offers – the Manta Report newsletter. Here’s a special article from the latest edition, introducing NOLA, Yap’s newest resident Manta Ray. Say hi to Nola, our newest identified Yap Manta Ray. […]

This is how Manta Ray Bay gets together and combines custom hospitality options with traditional Yapese cultural delivery. This was the dinner party preparation and delivery for 33 people onboard the Mnuw that included traditional flavor as well the island’s positive energy. The entire day, Detlef had the Manta Ray Bay and Mnuw crew preparing […]

36 years of SCUBA diving in Yap, over 14,700 dives and today was one for the ages. I am regularly asked what my favorite dive is and invariably I answer “Yap Caverns, because you never know what you are going to see.” I have seen pilot whales, whale sharks, oceanic silver tips, oceanic white tips, […]

DSLR Winners There’s a new album Manta Fest 2012 DSLR Winning Photos on Facebook. There you will find the Best of show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place contest winners. We’d like you to cast votes with your likes and see how the judges decisions lined up with public opinion. Point and Shoot Winners In the […]

Please scroll down for English version. “Also wirklich – ich wollte heute früh Wimpelfische fotografieren. Das ist einfach NICHT möglich, da irgendwas hinzukriegen ohne dass irgendwer durchs Bild schwimmt!!!” Schrieb Frank Schneider im Blog auf seiner Facebook-Seite. Die Mantas sind am “Stammtisch” echt ein Problem. Ich kenne das Drama auch von Vertigo, ist ja nur […]

Check out John’s form in the water this morning. It turns out that my SD card caught a nice dive guide example moment and thought I’d share. All of this went down as we dropped onto the reef just outside the Channel and started down the corral slope in a sandbox. John stopped the guests […]

In late June/early July we had the distinct pleasure of hosting 7 Aussies from the Gold Coast for 10 days.  They are all friends of Trevor Smith who was the longtime owner of Diversity Dive.  Trevor was accompanied by his wife Tara and young son Drew.  Drew quickly became the darling of the resort and […]

Mogethin! Dear Manta Ray Bay friends, Good news! Okay, you might have read the newsline before, but I find it important to go into detail. I recently had the pleasure to chat with the lovely people of Marine Megafauna Foundation, fronted by Dr. Simon Peirce and Dr. Andrea Marshall, one of the leading scientists in […]

On the 2nd of May, Bill Acker, Patricia Acker and Jan Sledsens left Yap for quite a trip.  While Patricia split from the group in Honolulu in order to fly to Atlanta to be with her sister, Bill and Jan flew to Denver and then rented a car for the short drive to Fort Collins, […]

Recently we had the honor of having 6 divers from Switzerland among our other international dive guests.  Turns out these folks were not a group but just happened to book Yap at the same time and thus naturally became a group.  That’s one of the great things about diving, you see different places, explore different […]