After the euphoria of the Witsundays we were back on the road further north. Cairns was to be our base for the next three days from where we would visit the Great Barrier Reef again and also take a 2 day tour of the rain forest over the Gillies Mountain Range. Snorkeling the reef was a little more commercial this time around but, rewarding none the less. A short 45minute cruise from Cairns into the reef on a large catamaran with 60 odd people brought us to the 1st of 2 snorkeling spots for the day. We spent an hour or so in the water (which is now a lot warmer).
There seems to an element of security snorkeling with so many people in the water - maybe because your odds of being shark food are diminished - but, the disadvantage is when you do manage to spot something of any significance then it doesn't take long before you're swamped by everyone else who wants a piece of the action. There was a fleeting moment where Kimmy and I managed to spend sometime alone with a turtle who seemed quiet content to swim an arms length away from us.....pity everyone else needed a glimpse!
A White tipped reef shark and a blue spotted Ray made an appearance and this time we were the only humans in the vicinity - There's something so much more special when it just you and the wildlife under the water and we regret not buting a waterproof camera to show you what we've seen, however, We're sure there'll be more opportunities in SE Asia.
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