The Whitsundays is another of those must do things in Australia. We had been looking forward to it for a long time. We had seen lots of pictures and heard lots of stories so knew what to expect from the trip. We also knew exactly what we wanted from the trip, boat and crew which [...]
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Whitsundays
Posted in Activities, Australia, Queensland, Snorkelling, Weather on Sunday, 9 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Great Barrier Reef: Fitzroy Reef Lagoon
Posted in Activities, Australia, Queensland, Snorkelling on Tuesday, 28 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Apart from the surf, or lack of (grrrrr), the main reason we wanted to go to Town Of 1770 was to look at visiting the Great Barrier Reef, one of the main reasons we both had come to Oz. Most people go to the reef from Cairns but we had heard that the southern end [...]
Coffs Harbour
Posted in Activities, Australia, Coffs Harbour, Snorkelling on Monday, 1 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We stayed in Coffs Harbour for a week. Coffs is about halfway between Byron Bay and Sydney and so is a popular spot and known for its banana industry. We were hoping that we would be able to get work in Coffs as it is a popular holiday destination with Aussies. Coffs was the largest [...]
Snorkelling off Julian Rocks
Posted in Australia, Byron Bay, Snorkelling, Wildlife on Wednesday, 5 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday Ruth and I went on a boat that took us out to Julian Rocks. These rocks stick out of the sea a fair way out in the bay from Main beach. It is one of the top ten places to snorkel and dive in Oz as they have a mixture of tropical warm water [...]
