This was one of my favorite days of the entire trip, looking back on it I still can't hardly believe that we actually were on the ocean floor in the Great Barrier Reef. We started off the day getting on a boat that took us to Green Island where we spent two hours on the beach and getting our crash course on scuba diving. Even though it was raining and not that warm we had we still made the best of our time and adventured around the island. I found myself having multiple photo shoot with many of the Asian tourists. Not understanding why so many people wanted pictures I asked one of the fellow KSU students that had been to China and she explained that for them it was a rarity to see people with blonde people so it was a goal of theirs to get a picture with a blonde american girl.
From there we took another hour ride to the Reef where we spent the afternoon scuba diving, snorkeling, and going down in a semi-sub. After getting used to the pressure change, scuba diving was one of the most amazing experiences that I have had my whole life. None of my pictures do the coral or the fish justice. The only downfall of the day was getting a little sea sick on the boat because the waters were pretty rough. Three Thirty the next morning came way to early, no one was anywhere near ready to get up and no where near ready to come home.
This was one of my favorite days of the entire trip, looking back on it I still can't hardly believe that we actually were on the ocean floor in the Great Barrier Reef. We started off the day getting on a boat that took us to Green Island where we spent two hours on the beach and getting our crash course on scuba diving. Even though it was raining and not that warm we had we still made the best of our time and adventured around the island. I found myself having multiple photo shoot with many of the Asian tourists. Not understanding why so many people wanted pictures I asked one of the fellow KSU students that had been to China and she explained that for them it was a rarity to see people with blonde people so it was a goal of theirs to get a picture with a blonde american girl.
From there we took another hour ride to the Reef where we spent the afternoon scuba diving, snorkeling, and going down in a semi-sub. After getting used to the pressure change, scuba diving was one of the most amazing experiences that I have had my whole life. None of my pictures do the coral or the fish justice. The only downfall of the day was getting a little sea sick on the boat because the waters were pretty rough. Three Thirty the next morning came way to early, no one was anywhere near ready to get up and no where near ready to come home.
