Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef.....

Today was a very good day. We had an early start at 6am and were on a boat on the way out to Saxon reef by 8:30. It was quite an exciting journey as it was quite a windy day so the waves were huge... so much so as we pulled away from the harbour the crew began their sea sickness briefing... "how to stop the motion of the ocean getting the best of you" but if you cant the sick bags are kept on the door on your way out to the deck! Im glad to say that we didn't get sea sick, we enjoyed the journey!                    

                                    

                      
After a cup of tea we were then given our snorkeling instructions and given some interesting information on the reef and the creatures we might encounter.

• As Im sure you already know the Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world - and deservedly so.  
• It is larger than the great wall of China and is the only living thing on earth that is visible from space.
• Coral grows around 1cm in height each year. 
• At points during the dive we were diving inches above the coral so were warned to be careful of our fins and not to stand on the reef.
• At the moment it is coming to the end of the jellyfish season, so 'stinger suits' were recommended, sort of like thin wetsuits, not the most attractive item of clothing but better than a jellyfish sting!  
• It is illegal for asthmatics to dive in Qld, so we had no option but to snorkel, but as the reef was so near to the surface of the sea, snorkeling was awesome! 

Saxon reef was the first of 2 dive sites. We hired an underwater camera so once we got the hang of snorkeling amongst the huge waves we actually got some images, so I thought Id share some with you.

              

Stinger suits aren't the most attractive attire. 

                                    
                                    
                                   I held a starfish and a sea cucumber
                                  
Loads more images to be uploaded, so check back very soon =) laters x

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