Wicked Wednesday

Long day today and with that a long post! This morning started off beautifully with the sun finally peeking through the clouds. This meant it was a go on the diving I had scheduled for today! We headed out to Eddy's reef, a part of the Outer Great Barrier Reef, to finish off the last two dives that I needed to become a certified open water diver. The first dive we mainly focused on getting the necessary activities completed that I needed to pass the course but we did get to explore the reef quite a bit too.








Dive three done!








On the first dive we actually ran into quite a few little critters that live out on the reef.






Christmas tree worms













Giant clam













Lionfish






We also ran into two little nurse sharks hiding beneath some corals but sadly they didn't want to come out and play. We surfaced back up to refill the air tank and to refill our energy reserves with lunch then headed back down for the second dive.


The second dive was mainly us exploring the reef and I have to admit that it really was breathtaking, not literally since something like that happening with scuba gear on could turn the trip rotten quick! But in all "sea"riousness (here I go again!) the reef had such a wide range of fish and corals and in such vibrant colors that it truly was something I won't ever forget.









Certified diver!







The day was apparently not done with me after getting dropped off by the scuba bus and towards the end of the night I found my dad and I joining in the beach bonfire hosted by some of the skydiving crew. We stayed til the tide came up and threatened to kill the fire. I reckon that I need to work on my imagery a bit in future posts since that last sentence was just ridiculous! I also reckon that if Im back to saying I reckon that Im getting a bit tired so Im off to bed! Til next time everyone!