Here's a photo of me as I head out to snorkel around one of the Great Barrier Reef's coral reefs. I've got the black suit on as it's 'stinger season' and it helped protect me against any jellyfish that may have brushed past me with their stinging tentacles.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most famous natural landmarks on the entire planet, and it is so beautiful with clear turquoise waters, tropical islands and coral reefs. Once I had swum from the shallow sandy beach and through a large lawn of seagrass I reached the coral of all colours; pink, green, blue and yellow.
Just below me, in amongst the coral, there were many, many creatures swimming around. I saw so many colourful tropical fish that I couldn't name as well as some very colourful unicorn fish, black and white angel fish and a group of small squid swimming together. I even saw a couple of blue spotted rays that looked like they were flying instead of swimming. My best spot, though, has to be an octopus lurking on a rock, it moved across the stone after watching me for a while changing colour as it went to remain camouflaged before going a dark, dark red. I left it at this point deciding not to cause it any alarm, after all I was the intruder in his home not the other way around. Finally, on the way back to the boat home Nads had time for one more spot, a large sea turtle swimming amongst the seagrass! What a day!
Did You Know?: The Great Barrier Reef isn't one long coral reef but lots of smaller ones close to one another over an area of 350,000 sq km.
Hi Mr locke Isla here,it looks really nice where you are,you are really lucky to have seen a sea turtle and the Great Barrier Reef looks amazing!I didnt realize that it was so big.
ReplyDeleteHope you have fun on your next amazing adventure.Isla P x
Hi Isla,
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise it was so big either until I read it in a book, I just thought it was one place on the coast. I loved seeing the turtle, I just wish I was still in the water!
It's funny because just after telling you that I had emailed Miss Williams a photo from Sydney Aquarium of the rays we painted last year, it was those same ones I saw on the reef in the wild! I hope the email made it.
Say hello to the old Stingray Class from me.
Mr L