The Great Barrier Reef

Cairns, 8 May 2006

The Australia travels started in Cairns and we met up with Sarah, Lisa and Danni to spend a month travelling with them down the East Coast to Melbourne. Whilst in Cairns, we went on a snorkeling trip on The Great Barrier Reef, which was excellent and they provided a lovely lunchtime buffet! We were on the boat for about 45 minutes before we reached our destination and plunged in for our first bit of snorkeling. We had a cheap underwater camera and managed to get a couple of good shots.


Lisa, Danni, Catherine and Sarah, with our boat in the background

There were plenty of fish to see and there were times when it felt like I was swimming in a tropical fish tank, which was incredible. But I was a little disappointed with the coral, as much of it was dead and lacking in colour, which was a real shame. The boat we were on suggested that much of the damage is caused by boats that get too close or the large numbers of people that visit and damage the coral by touching it or breaking off souvenirs to take home.


Catherine above and below the surface



(Me) diving under to get a closer look


# posted by Laura & Catherine @ Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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