Hiii again! Today we had another great day at the Barrier Reef. We started really early, it was still dark and we dived until afternoon before we had to swim back to the ship to go back to Cairns. To dive in the dark was quite different from diving at daylight, even if it always is a bit dim so deep under the water. All the bright colours were gone and our surroundings were just black and white and a lot of different nuances of grey. The sunrise was more beautiful, as everything came to life and we began to see the colors again.
Okay, I’ll take it short because in just a few minutes we’ll have to board the airplane that will take us back to Sydney and I want to get this post posted before we leave…
Today we swam, or dived haha, to one of the coral islands. Under the island where several caves, through with we dived and wow that was amazing! The caves were really small and sometimes I felt a little trapped, knowing that we were deep under the water and under the island. But the warriosity of life was worth it! Later we swam up to the surface and crawled ashore on the island in our wet diving suits. After a short rest on the beach there, the island was uninhabited as you probably understand, we swam back to the ship for lunch.
Today we swam, or dived haha, to one of the coral islands. Under the island where several caves, through with we dived and wow that was amazing! The caves were really small and sometimes I felt a little trapped, knowing that we were deep under the water and under the island. But the warriosity of life was worth it! Later we swam up to the surface and crawled ashore on the island in our wet diving suits. After a short rest on the beach there, the island was uninhabited as you probably understand, we swam back to the ship for lunch.
After lunch Emma and I got permission to dive alone, without the guide. First we were a bit scared, what if we got lost? But if we did, we could always swim up to the surface to find the right direction back to the ship. But for once we managed not to get lost! Yey, haha ;). It was a new feeling that we could dive wherever we wanted, without having to follow the guide.
Anyway it was an amazing experience to dive in the Great Barrier Reef and I would really want to do it again if I get the chance. //AK