For my mother's birthday we headed out to Green Island for some snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.
Here is the actual island. If you look you can see the actual reef right behind my parents in the water. The reef is really affected by the tides. When it is shallow the whole top of the reef is out of the water. It is a shame though that this area was a top tourist spot because it gets so shallow it is difficult for people to move around and the reef was subject to damage from human visitors. The deeper parts were much more beautiful and untouched. you just had to get out there.
When we first arrived the beach was pretty expansive, by the time we left where we were standing was about two feet deep.
That is a sea cucumber chilling on the ocean bottom.
Everybody in their snorkel gear!
An orange starfish
The further away my brother and I swam from shore, the more beautiful the reef became. The water was also more clear than near the shore because of less distrubance.
While I may not have gotten to swim with a sea turtle like my mother got to, I did have the good fortune of being able to swim with a sting ray! There it is!
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