The Great Barrier Reef

The week my colleague and I traveled to the east coast of Australia we spent the whole time exploring the massive Great Barrier Reef. We stayed in Townsville a town right on the coast next to the center of the reef. The first thing we did was take a short drive straight to the beach where we met our captain for the week. He took us to the reef and we couldn't of been more excited. What were we going to do first?? As the nerves settled we decided to SCUBA dive, we couldn't wait any longer to see the beauty of the reef.

The time finally arrived. We got in our suits, turned the oxygen on, and dove into the dream. There are no words to describe this scene. The life under the water is outstanding. The colors are from a different world. I can't believe we finally get to see this underwater world that I've only seen in pictures. The length and depth of the coral is incredible and the small schools of fish swimming in and out of each other is just a different sight. My eyes are going a thousand places, never getting bored. My absolute favorite part was seeing the coral acting as homes for the sea creatures and and the villages that are built for them. Like I said in an earlier post, this is a sight straight form Finding Nemo. Literally, picture the scene when Nemo is going to his first day of school and they swim around the reef, that is what I saw.  Those images will forever be with me and I hope to come back again in the near future to escape from this world above the waters surface.

Next Chapter

What a journey it has been so far in the beautiful oceans off the coast of Perth, Australia.  I have recently discovered what I love most about the ocean, that is, the freedom you have to explore the life under the surface. There are countless numbers of species that have yet to be named and each one lives in a completely different way. How can they function and thrive in such an opposite environment has humans? The schools of fish interrupting our view from time to time is one interruption I will never be bothered by.

A co-worker of mine shares the same dream as me, to explore the Great Barrier Reef.  Seeing the spectrum of colors in the clear waters and coral reefs that look like a scene straight out of Finding Nemo is what I am most excited to explore. Since the Great Barrier Reef is on the east coast of Australia, we will be leaving next week to start the next chapter of our adventure.