Monday, November 19, 2007

7 Days on the Great Barrier Reef

This could easily overwhelm the trip report. So here you will get the abridged version. Those who aren’t afraid to get prune hands can read the details here: waterproofjournal.blogspot.com

The original impetus for our trip to Australia was a seven-day live-aboard dive trip with Mike Ball Expeditions on the Spoilsport. We signed up for the dive portion of the trip 18 months in advance and had thought about it every day since. Our dive shop in NJ, Treasure Cove Divers, organized the diving and we planned to meet up with a few familiar faces on the boat.We embarked in Cairns so we left Port Douglass in mid afternoon to meet up with the other divers and boat crew. After dinner near the port in Cairns the crew loaded the boat and we stepped aboard for the best experience Australia has to offer.

After some introductions and briefings in the saloon deck we made our way down to our cabins to sleep while the skipper, Larry, led us out to sea. Diving Day One>>>

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