Internet is a bit slow on the boat so I'll have to upload more pictures later. But we're over halfway done with the trip, I've spent the last two days on the Pro-Dive Cairns liveaboard ship and have been diving in the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Several different dive sites so we've seen several different environments. We've even done two nights dives! Once you're in the water its not so scary, its the fact that you're jumping into dark water of swarming sharks that gives you the chills. But then you realize they're just there because the fish they eat are attracted to the lights of the boat and they don't want much to do with you.
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| With my dive partner, Alisha |
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| Advanced Open Water certified...what do I do now??? |
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| Shark! |
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| Moray eel |
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| Turtle!-my favorite animal in the water |
I saw an assortment of stuff today: tons of fish, turtles, clams, sharks, sting rays, moray eels, jelly fish, you name it! There are a total of 33 divers on the boat, and some of them are kids studying abroad just like me. Everyone's been great fun, it will be sad to part ways with them tomorrow! The first dives went towards my advanced open water diver certification so we focused on navigation, buoyancy control, depth (up to 30 meters), and the night dive. Now with my certification, the remaining dives are just exploration and pleasure dives!
(Thank you for the pictures, Dive Master Arik!)
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ReplyDeleteHey Gabrielle,
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing share!!
I completeley agree with you that Kuranda is a "must see" on any trip to the Cairns region of Queensland, Australia.
The village of Kuranda is a picturesque mountain retreat that is located 25 kilometres northwest of Cairns. We can reach it by road but the best ways are by the Historic Scenic Railway and the Skyrail Forest Cableway. I would personally recommend going up to Kuranda on the Railway and return by Gondola over the World Heritage rainforest.You can discover a lot of information on kuranda rail tours on the web.