Sunday, August 14, 2011

# 27: Swim The Great Barrier Reef




Not only did I swim in the GBR ... I Scuba'd it ... Twice.

This is something that I am extremely grateful to have crossed off my list.
My sister organized probably the best month of my life in Australia and this was in the mix.

We took a day trip out of Cairns to the Reef and swam, snorkelled and scuba dove with the turtles, fishies and sharks (much to my fear). My sis and I went down for the first time ever and were naturals at scubaing, but Brit got a bit claustrophobic after our guide took us UNDER the boat and she looked up ... so that was it for her but I went down a second time in a different location. The photo is from the second time I went down while Brit patrolled the deck. Then she proceeded to snorkel stalk me from the face of the water. She probably saw more than me by staying at the top of the water but I fell in love with Scuba Diving so I was happy!

# 75: Ride A Camel




I did it ... In sandals and all! To tell the truth ... I could NOT stop laughing.
Me and my sister shared the camel and the guy in the photo was guiding it.
The camel went around this pen and it was RUNNING! I thought for sure I was going to fall off!!
It was incredibly uncomfortable and I was kind of terrified but me and Brit were laughing so hard so it made it really fun.
The guide must have thought we were drunk.
This happened at a bus stop at a little Emu farm/gas station on our ride back from Uluru to Alice Springs in Oz.
Definitely a highlight!

To Do: 90
Done:10