The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef

Today was the last destination on our adventure tour with our new found family. We headed out to the Great Barrier Reef on a 60 ft. catermaran  with 3 levels.  We were first served a nice breakfast of pastry and fruit as it cruised at about 25mph toward the reef. It took about 1 1\2 hrs to reach our first snorkelling spot.  We donned our masks and stinger suits and in we jumped to see the beautiful coral and fish. It wasn’t long before we were served a lovely lunch while we changed locations then more snorkelling and some of us went off in a glass bottom boat to see marine life from above water level.   It was all too short a time before the day was ending and we were headed to shore to back up our belonging and head out for our last meal together. 

      That evening we all met at an Italian restaurant to have a great meal and say our last goodbyes along with an exchange of addresses and e-mails.  There were a few tears as we all separated to continue out on with our own itinerary. That evening we also said goodbye to Marilyn and Murray as we each head out on our own, they to the interior to see Ayers Rock and us off to New Zealand to begin  our long awaited visit with Pat and David.