Our second day on the Great Barrier Reef was with Passions of Paradise where you were able to dive, snorkel and sail. Compared to yesterday the boat was a lot smaller with a third of the people on board. We headed to Paradise reef in the morning which has exclusive mooring just for Passions so there are no crowds as we snorkelled on one of the outer Reefs. With depths of up to 25 metres along the edge, water clarity is good and the area is host to many exciting f...

Whilst in Cairns I could not miss the opportunity to do some diving in the Great Barrier Reef. When we were in Byron Bay we booked a two day tour which included yesterday's Rainforest tour and today's diving with Down under cruise and dive. When I first saw the size of the boat I was a little concerned. I had never dived off a boat that big and with that amount of people. When they split us into groups and there were only 8 certified divers out of the 180 on the ...