Yesterday we had a picture perfect day on the Great Barrier Reef. We booked a catamaran sail boat to take the 1.5h cruise out to the Reef. Out on the reef it was my first ever Scuba diving experience... and what a blast it was. The underwater world is amazing. I was able to do two 30 minute dives to about 12m depth. Anja stayed at the surface snorkling, still nursing a slight cold. Although, she was able to shadow me for the entire length from the surface. The corals are out-of-this-world beautiful, all shapes and colors that you could possibly imagine and more. We also saw baby sharks, trumpet fish, and millions of various colored fish. It was an experience that we won't forget!
We returned to the mainland around 5pm and were shuttled back to our campground. There we enjoyed the last rays of sunlight on the beach, exersicing pilates and jogging for 20 min. Finally, we ended the day with a large portion (yes, portion) of spaghetti. Today we are heading south through the tablelands a ways inward from the east coast. (Pictures will follow since I am currently enjoying a 24.4 kbps connection :)
Yesterday we had a picture perfect day on the Great Barrier Reef. We booked a catamaran sail boat to take the 1.5h cruise out to the Reef. Out on the reef it was my first ever Scuba diving experience... and what a blast it was. The underwater world is amazing. I was able to do two 30 minute dives to about 12m depth. Anja stayed at the surface snorkling, still nursing a slight cold. Although, she was able to shadow me for the entire length from the surface. The corals are out-of-this-world beautiful, all shapes and colors that you could possibly imagine and more. We also saw baby sharks, trumpet fish, and millions of various colored fish. It was an experience that we won't forget!
We returned to the mainland around 5pm and were shuttled back to our campground. There we enjoyed the last rays of sunlight on the beach, exersicing pilates and jogging for 20 min. Finally, we ended the day with a large portion (yes, portion) of spaghetti. Today we are heading south through the tablelands a ways inward from the east coast. (Pictures will follow since I am currently enjoying a 24.4 kbps connection :)
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