June 25, 2007

The Great Barrier Reef

I made it out to the Great Barrier Reef. It was really amazing to see all the coral and fishes and everything. And now I'm a certified adventure diver, which means I can dive anywhere in the world up to 30m and can do night dives.

The conditions weren't the greatest, but as Mischa, our instructor said, now that we're used to bad conditions, we can handle most anything.

Also they made a movie of the trip which should get to mum in a few months (hopefully).

I was hoping to see a shark, but we couldn't find one.

Hi Mum!

Some really funky coral

Some pretty fishes

These Yellow Tail Fusiliers like to hang out around the boat waiting for someone to drop some food over the side.


This purple fish liked to follow me around.


A really grumpy looking Green Turtle.


Just scratching his belly.


Time to go up for some air...


See ya later!


A school of fish.


Pretty coral...


And yes, I found Nemo!


I also saw a Stingray laying on the bottom and a few Giant Clams, but those pics didn't come out very well. And I saw a huge Sea Turtle, but that was on the night dive, so the camera was useless.

Now that I'm certified I'll be diving more and at different sites, so I'm sure I'll see a lot more cool stuff.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi Andrew:
Nice pictures, I hope you are being careful
Mum