Land Down Under - Cairns - The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is about 1500 miles long and can be visited from many places. Our ship’s berth is in Cairns (pronounced Cans). I spent the day sailing on a catamaran out to a snorkeling island on the reef, snorkeling, riding in a glass bottom boat, then a semi-submersible marine craft and more snorkeling. On a previous visit with ship friend Judy and home friend Annette, we took a helicopter flight over the reef so I’m including photos from that visit too.