Manta Ray Bay Yap
P.O. Box MR, FSM Yap, 96943, Micronesia
Travel Blogs Nearby
Yap - Day #4
... the time to demonstrate how the betel nut is prepared for chewing, and some of the traditions for the Yapese. They each showed us a handwoven basket, and I had earlier noticed Yapese men holding these during our trip here. When a boy turns fifteen years old, he is given a small basket. As he gets older and learns specific tasks and trades (e.g., canoe carving) he "earns" larger baskets. So, essentially, the size of a man's basket determines his status. ...
Yap - Day #3
... Yapese village on the north side of the island (about a 30-minute drive from Colonia, where we are now).
Lucas did his second set of diving today, which he enjoyed again. The first dive was to see more manta rays, and the second dive was to see an enormous reef not far from Colonia. While Lucas was diving, I relaxed by and in the resort's pool. No one else was there this morning, so it felt like it was my own private paradise.
We ...
Yap - Day #2
... loud or to make too much noise. (In fact, people are asked not to play car radios loudly while driving.) Although the Micronesian telecommunications company does offer wireless television service, I have yet to see a working television on the island. The hotel does offer televisions in the rooms, but they are solely for the playing of movies on VHS tape. (I think guests can borrow tapes from the lobby.) The hotel ...
Chit chat from Yap!
... formed from an uplift of the Philippine Sea Plate. The land is mostly rolling hills densely covered with vegetation. Mangrove swamps line much of the shore. An outer barrier reef surrounds the islands, enclosing a lagoon between the fringing barrier reef.
Feb. 9th or 10th .....depending on which side of the Int'l Date Line I am on at this moment.....
Yap! Step backward in time. This little state only got electricity 8 years ago. ...
Yap - Day #1
Our last flight from Guam to Yap was delayed about twenty minutes, to allow passengers from a late flight (the nonstop between Honolulu and Guam) to connect. By this time, the excitement from the Island Hopper was winding down, and the jet lag was starting to hit us something fierce. We could barely keep our eyes open on this flight, which lasted a little over an hour. And in business class, another "snack" -- this time, a cheeseburger.
We arrived in ...
TripAdvisor Reviews of Manta Ray Bay Yap
