Day 51 Tuesday 2nd August

Day 51 Tuesday 2nd August

We woke to a lovely day apart from the wind which continued to blow. Rob, Julie and I booked in for a glass-bottom boat tour that was due to start around 12.15pm. Although the wind was still blowing it wasn't really causing any concern as the sea wasn't too rough. The tour went for about an hour and was worth every cent. Not only did we have excellent views of the  coral and beautifully colured fish but we learnt much from the very informative commentary provided by our skipper. We learnt that the coral here is mainly, brown, greens, dark purple and blue because of the more temperate  climate than that of the tropical areas. We saw huge corals of many different shapes, all close in to the shore. Many varieties of fish lived in amongst the coral and we learnt that this is one of the most healthiest coral reefs in he world. When we returned we had  lunch and Heather, Hannah, Julie and I had our first try at snorkeling off the beach. It was so exciting to see the  beautiful coral and reef close up, this way. Although it was about 27 degrees, the water was quite warm and we weren't cold at all.  Lyn and Steve went for a long walk along the beach while we were snorkeling. We had a delicious dinner with Heather, Paul, Hannah, Ray, Lyn, Steve and Jules. Paul and Heather and Ray and Hannah had cooked up some fish that they had caught and shared it with us all.