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!