While the rest of the guys went back to Wgtn for the holidays, I had a work conference in Cairns (Cans to the locals). I had two days of conferencing, but a day free to go and explore the Great Barrier Reef. I went with a work colleague Rick and his wife Sue. We caught a ferry to Fitzroy Island, kayaked around the island then over to Little Fitzroy Island for a cool picnic lunch and an exploration of the island. After that we had a couple of hours snorkeling around both islands - it was one of the coolest things I've ever done. Rick had hired an underwater camera (he's a bit of a photographer) and we got to take some really cool pictures. People have always talked about how cool the Reef was, but I never really got it until I went there. The coral and the sea life were unbelievable - hopefully some of the pictures show how special it was. On the way back there was an awesome silver sky and we got some really cool pictures. Cairns is definitely on the list of places to take the kids while we're here.
No comments:
Post a Comment