September 2018 - The Great Barrier Reef
After years near the top of the to-go list, we finally made it out to the Great Barrier Reef. We spent 3 days on a boat out at the reef, snorkeling a few different spots. We've done some pretty great snorkeling in the Caribbean, but we'd never seen coral anything like what we saw out at the Great Barrier Reef. Great indeed! These photos are from the first half of the time out at the reef, and the second page has the photos from the second half of the time.
After years near the top of the to-go list, we finally made it out to the Great Barrier Reef. We spent 3 days on a boat out at the reef, snorkeling a few different spots. We've done some pretty great snorkeling in the Caribbean, but we'd never seen coral anything like what we saw out at the Great Barrier Reef. Great indeed! These photos are from the first half of the time out at the reef, and the second page has the photos from the second half of the time.
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| Getting read to hop in to those beautiful clear waters! | My first underwater picture taken at the Great Barrier Reef! | Incredible coral |
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| I think my favorite type of coral was this brilliant blue staghorn coral | ||
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| A very large clam tucked into the coral | Wide open giant clam | Some sort of parrotfish(?) |
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| Colorful coral all over | A very large parrotfish | A clump of reef that looks like a cabbage patch |
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| A beautiful orange coral | Photos never do justice to what it's like to be surrounded by fish | A group of yellowbanded sweetlips |
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| An unidentified two-tone fish | A coral with hair | Another large patch of coral |
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| An unidentified fish enjoying lunch | Another large clam embedded in the coral | |
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| Another brilliant blue clam | The reef palette | A giant green clam |
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| A fish hanging out in his coral | More parrotfish | A striped surgeonfish |
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| A blue angelfish among the coral | Our first awake shark sighting ever | The view of the reef from the boat |
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| The mountains of Australia form the backdrop to the reef | A bridled tern taking off | |
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| Aussie flag | Reading between snorkels | Our cabin |
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| The sun setting at sea | The Southern Cross, as seen from the reef every night (a long-ish exposure shot on a rocking boat) |