Part 1 of my two-week Australian adventure took place in Cairns (on the northeast coast of Australia). I traveled with my friend, Cait. We lucked out because the weather was beautiful! It was hot and sunny, perfect weather to be on a boat... which is exactly what we did. Cait and I spent two days living on the Kangaroo Explorer--a boat that resides on the Great Barrier Reef. We went snorkelling and scuba diving on the reef, which was absolutely spectacular. Every part was intricately decorated with different types of corals, shells and colors. When we were in the water, we literally swam within schools of brightly-colored fish. The most exciting sea creature that I swam with was a sea turtle! I was scuba diving at the time, and we came across the turtle. We approached it and scratched its shell. That must have felt like a massage for the little fellow, because he stayed by us and wiggled back and forth while we were scratching him. Scuba diving was a scary, but exhilarating experience. It is a very uncanny feeling to stay under water for a long period of time without surfacing for natural air. Descending into the water was my least favorite part of scuba-ing because I did not like the pressure in my ears. The pressure was very strong, so you needed to continually equalize (or pop) your ears during the slow descent. Once I was at the bottom though, it was great! We came across giant clams, equivalent to the size of large coffee tables. Like many parts of the reef, the clams would snap shut if you got too close or touched it! It is truly remarkable how the Reef is alive!
To give you an idea of how wonderful my experience at the Great Barrier Reef was, click HERE!
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