C Gobin's Dive Log

I am quite surprised that people don't dive here more… It is a scuba training site which I used a lot for open water classes and it is ideal for teaching a rescue class. Most of the training dives I did there lasted 45 min to 1 hour and we had a great dive. I have some very good pictures of the life on the bottom. There are usually octopus, stone fish, farmer fish, eel and other life living in the outcroppings of coral. They are predictable and are in the same place for every dive. Granted, there is not a lot, but some of my best pictures have come from here. Night diving is not an option - the port is closed at night and no diving after 5pm is allowed. Of course, if you dove Gun on a bad day and didn't see anything, you would give it a bad review. My advice - dive it with someone who knows the site…

When driving down Route 1 (Marine Corp Drive), you will pass the War in the Pacific Memorial Park on the right. Piti (Fisheye) is just after that, again on the right. To avoid the large number of tourists diving, it is best to go in the early AM. Micronesia Diving Assoc. is just across the street and you can get your air or rental gear there. The rental crew is awesome and really helped us. There are often a bunch of needlefish which are mistaken for barracuda. Under the observatory is a sandy bottom, and there is an abundance of activity on the sills of the windows. Overall, this is a great easy-dive. I would recommend watching the tide chart, and going out about an hour before high-tide. That will help with the sometimes LONG walk in!