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Hamilton Island - Great Barrier Reef
14.-17.02.02
Maureen’s Cove
My wife joined me for the third (and unfortunately last) trip, to go snorkelling in the bay. Check-in, briefing and the trip itself were very much like on the previous two days.
Dream beach
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The dive itself was just as breathtaking as the other dives, if not more so, since the visibility had risen to between 15m - 20m (45 - 60 feet) and the sea was dead calm. When we got back to the boat after nearly an hour, I asked how much longer the snorkelers had. When I was told that they needn't get back for about another hour I decided to join my wife. I went up to the upper deck to look for her amongst the more than 20 snorkelers who'd spread out in the bay. Max asked me whom I was looking for and how I would recognize the person. I told him that Sarah was wearing a purple stinger suit and had a blue and red snorkel. Without hesitating Max pointed her out to me. I asked if that was a coincidence, but he replied that he knew all the positions of the individual snorkelers and checked them all the time - it was, after all part of his job. For me this proved again how safety-orientated the whole crew was. I joined Sarah and enjoyed another hour in the water. I was quite sad to get back on board, especially since I had discovered a group of wrasses underneath the boat.
Final words ...
... a last view
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We were a bit unlucky weather-wise (actually, we seemed to attract clouds and rain all the time during our stay in OZ), but then it could have been worse - in Cairns there were no diving trips at all for several days. Our stay at Hamilton Island was really great, nice apartment with a great view (once the downpour subsided), good food and a diving outfit which made my dives more than enjoyable (much of which was due to Darren). Price-wise, the diving trips were a bit on the steep side, but it was well worth it!
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