Oct 12
We started the day early by heading down to the wharf to get on a big catamaran and headed out to the Great Barrier Reef.
We had about an hour or so sail out to a sandy beach island called 
Michaelmas Cay which is in the Coral Sea. The whole site is part of Australia's national park system. The trip out was a bit overcast and rainy and the time was spent getting instruction about what to do and not do once we were on site. We anchored off of the island and were transported over to the beech where we could wade out into relatively shallow water and snorkel. the bright blue colored water has sand below and the darker colored water is where the coral is.
We started the day early by heading down to the wharf to get on a big catamaran and headed out to the Great Barrier Reef.
We had about an hour or so sail out to a sandy beach island called 
Michaelmas Cay which is in the Coral Sea. The whole site is part of Australia's national park system. The trip out was a bit overcast and rainy and the time was spent getting instruction about what to do and not do once we were on site. We anchored off of the island and were transported over to the beech where we could wade out into relatively shallow water and snorkel. the bright blue colored water has sand below and the darker colored water is where the coral is.
We all did snorkeling and Clarice and I did an introductory scuba dive. Clarice, Jon and I each had an underwater camera and attempted to take some reef pictures. Jon's were the only ones that turned out.
The trip back to Cairns was a bit rough with a lot of sea spray blowing over the bow of the boat and some pretty good rain at times, but all in all it was a really good day. We got back to the dock about 5:00 and walked along the beach and shops area and had dinner
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