I spent 5 days on the island, 3 of which were for work. In the other 2, I was lucky enough to get some scuba diving time in. We managed to get on the resort's dive boat standby (there is a small resort hotel on the island) for 65$ a dive. Quite funny, the dive sites are just a 5 to 10 minute boat ride to the outer reef. The reef drops from 1-2 to 20-30 meters + about 1 Km off the island, and that is where the most diversity resides.
The great barrier reef is amazing! Fish everywhere, but it's the size, diversity, and sheer beauty that impresses the most. Those 35 minutes passed like a blink of an eye. Here's what I logged for my first ever non-training dive:
Coral cascades, water temp 26 degrees, 13m visibility, saw nudibranch, white tip reef shark snoozing on a sandy patch (they are one of the few sharks that can lie still without suffocating).
That's not much information for a first dive in the GBR, eh? Well I was quite busy taking pictures and videos with an underwater camera. Not such a good idea.... Didn't take much of the dive in and the pictures aren't quite extraordinary. Nonetheless, there are a few you can enjoy.
Next post will be a video mash-up.
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