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| Nelson and Allie looking for Nemo in the Great Barrier Reef!
Greetings from under the Coral Sea! We ventured north in Australia to many beautiful beaches along the coast! From Byron Bay to Hervey Bay to Airlie Beach and the Great Barrier reef. It was a lot of driving and the whole north trip took us about 10 days. Snorkeling the reef was our favorite part of the trip north! It was incredible what we saw when we went under. Allie conquered her fear of snorkeling she acquired in Costa Rica and we both had a great time! Check out the pictures! Apologies for the quality of the underwater pictures, haven't used a disposal camera in a long time! :) We also had a land encounter with some interesting birds who really seemed to like Nelson's cereal! Next up, we wrap up our 3+ weeks in Australia with interesting road signs and an Australian to American translation of key words!
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| We arrived Airlie Beach late at night and went straight to bed, when we woke up and opened the curtains, this is what we saw! |
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Beautiful waters! Allie with the beautiful scenery |
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| Bird of Paradise flower |
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| Nice day to snorkel! |
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Allie ready for the speed boat to leave the port Amazing Reefs! |
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| We swam alongside this sea turtle! Amazing experience! They are much quicker in sea than land! |
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| So many colorful fish! |
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| You must be my lucky star... |
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| Allie looking good in her stinger suit! |
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| Nelson as cool as can be |
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| More awesome reefs! |
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| Like something out of the little mermaid! |
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| Awesome! |
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| Go under! |
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| These two cute birds showed up at our balcony and Nelson gave them some of his cereal he really didn't care for. The next day the same two birds came back at the same time waiting for the cereal. When we feed them again... |
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| Many more joined in! They flocked in for every angle! |
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| It was like Animal Planet right in front of our eyes as they fought for the food! Lesson learned, don't feed the birds! |
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| A rainbow to seal the deal |
FANTASTIC post!!!! What great photos, the sea turtle, fish and coral! Katrina certainly gave you wonderful advice, so glad you included it in your journey's even if it was a long drive. You make everyone reading your [ost want to drop everything and "swim with the fishes" and the sea turtles. Little Mermaid, you certainly are :) And a blue starfish, spectacular!!! And the birds/parrots? Well we always told you NOT to feed the birds or sea gulls on the beach. Bird feeding 101. But at least you made alot of "friends". God's beautiful creatures to be sure! And to wrap up the post with God's promise, the RAINBOW! Well that my dear was PRICELESS!!!
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I love the blue star and the cockatoos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place - so tranquil.
P.S. Forgot to say it was Gillian writing! It's late here - time for bed I think!
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