So we went to reef teach which was done by an eccentric Irish Man called Paddy - he taught us lots of cool things about the reef - like a sea cucumber breathes through its bottom and spits its lungs at you when it feels under attack, the parrotfish sleeps in a snot sleeping bag and then eats it for breakfast and that most fish grow into males but clown fish grow into females! Paddy was really good - seriously all of my lecturers could learn from this guy. Best $1...

We spent the first day in Cairns sunning by the lagoon reading a rainforest of leaflets on tours and trips around the east coast. We finally managed to choose everything we wanted to do, get buses between them, and be with companies that looked good - I wont spoil all the surpsise by saying all our plans now but it is an action packed fortnight! The second day we went out on a snorkel trip to the outer Great Barrier reef and through our agent managed to get scub...