Day 16 - Day trip to the Reef

Day 16 - Getting Ready to Dive
Originally uploaded by photog larry.

Our next day took us on a Day trip to the Great Barrier Reef, on the appropriately named "Reef Daytripper". The boat was kinda slow, and many boats passed us going out of the dock, but our understanding was, that we were not going out as far, so we'd still have the same amount of reef time. Unfortunately, we only snorkelled in one area for the day, because there was no wind, so our slow boat wouldn't be able to move fast enough to make it worth our while. But that was ok. We still had fun in this area. PLUS - we really should have had rain. Our trip to Queensland overlapped the rainy season for the area. In fact, while we were in Uluru, it rained EVERYDAY in Cairns. But when we got there, sunshine openned up, and we did not see rain for these two days. Clearly, we were DESTINED to be there! Overall, good value for what we paid. No pictures were to be had from our $40 crappy camera bought on board. I think some sun leaked into the film cannister before we developed the pics...oh well. But even though there were no pictures to show you, it wouldnt hagve done the area justice. You just have to go there to experience it for yourself. Warm water, beautiful colours of fish and coral. Unbelievable!