We had been lucky enough to find a nice private, family run company, who had recently started a trip for a maximum of 20 people on their private boat out to the Great Barrier Reef. We were greeted with a big smile from a nice English chap and offered a cup of tea while we waited for others to join the boat.
Soon enough we were all on board and leaving the marina. As we left the marina we were given a short safety briefing before being given a nice talk on the Great Barrier Reef and the wildlife we could expect to see, including dolphin, stingray, reef sharks and turtles but to name a few.
It took about 2.5 hours to get to the reef but once there we were so pleased that we had gone with this company. They took us to a part of the reef away from all the major tourist boats and we literally had the reef to ourselves. The colours in the see were amazing from dark blues to light blues including aqua.
Soon enough we were in the water and being given a guided snorkel tour of the reef. The guide was so knowledgeable and when he found something interesting he would dive down and pick it up, explain exactly what it was to us then replace it in exactly the same place that he had found it. We learnt so much about the coral and marine life.
After lunch we moved on to another part of the reef. It was here we could expect to see turtles and sting rays. Once in the water it wasn’t long before we came across two turtles. It was incredible to see them gliding through the water. Unfortunately we weren’t able to see any stingrays but we didn’t let this ruin what otherwise was a perfect day.
Before we knew it we were back on board enjoying afternoon cheese and biscuits and a glass of wine while cruising back to cairns. It was a truly magical day and one I’m sure we will remember for a long time to come.
We are in the middle of developing a underwater camera. If we have any good pictures we will uplad them as soon as we have them.
Too. Jealous. For. Words.
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