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Cairns, AU Great Barrier Reef 10/27/08
We took the Quicksilver Sunlover Reef Cruise. http://www.sunlover.com.au/ We traveled about 15 miles to the Moore Reef and their Outer Reef Pontoon. We had quite a bit of wind and choppy water. At the pontoon we took a semi submersible tour of the coral reef wall. We saw the boundaries of the reef wall with a coral forest filled with three colors of staghorn coral including yellow and blue.
We then went on the glass bottom boat. We saw a 1,000 year old coral growth that looked like a flat mushroom. We passed a colony of 12 clown fish (Little Nemo) that stay close to the sea anemone. We watched the helicopter land on a pad about 20 feet wide. They require 3 years of flying experience for the pilot.
We then snorkeled for about two hours. The water was different from the tropical island water and instead was choppy and windy. It just made it a little more difficult to stay in one place or to make movement to a different area. The fish were strong and hardy. I was very surprised to look down and sea the scuba diving photographer signaling me to swim next to a sea turtle. The turtle was so beautiful and had lots of brown variegated color. His fins looked so graceful as he moved all over the area. .I reached out and touched his shell.
It seemed like each time I looked down I was surrounded by a different school of fish. Wayne has high speed action and covered a very large area. The photos can be viewed at http://www.daypix.com/ Day of trip 10/27/08 Sunlover I had on blue rimmed goggles with a blue snorkel with a red tip and a yellow life jacket with a teal and black bathing suit. We had a wonderful time. It was hard to get out of the water.
We took the Quicksilver Sunlover Reef Cruise. http://www.sunlover.com.au/ We traveled about 15 miles to the Moore Reef and their Outer Reef Pontoon. We had quite a bit of wind and choppy water. At the pontoon we took a semi submersible tour of the coral reef wall. We saw the boundaries of the reef wall with a coral forest filled with three colors of staghorn coral including yellow and blue.
We then went on the glass bottom boat. We saw a 1,000 year old coral growth that looked like a flat mushroom. We passed a colony of 12 clown fish (Little Nemo) that stay close to the sea anemone. We watched the helicopter land on a pad about 20 feet wide. They require 3 years of flying experience for the pilot.
We then snorkeled for about two hours. The water was different from the tropical island water and instead was choppy and windy. It just made it a little more difficult to stay in one place or to make movement to a different area. The fish were strong and hardy. I was very surprised to look down and sea the scuba diving photographer signaling me to swim next to a sea turtle. The turtle was so beautiful and had lots of brown variegated color. His fins looked so graceful as he moved all over the area. .I reached out and touched his shell.
It seemed like each time I looked down I was surrounded by a different school of fish. Wayne has high speed action and covered a very large area. The photos can be viewed at http://www.daypix.com/ Day of trip 10/27/08 Sunlover I had on blue rimmed goggles with a blue snorkel with a red tip and a yellow life jacket with a teal and black bathing suit. We had a wonderful time. It was hard to get out of the water.
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