UP AT 530AM AS NEEDED TO GET TO BARRIER REEF WEATHER CHANGED A LITTLE MORE CLOUDY TODAY AND WINDY- SET SAIL - INSTUCTOR SHAWN READ ALL MY DIVING BOOKS AND TOOK ME OUT TO THE BARRIER REEF TO DO TRAINING FOR MY LAST DIVE FOR OPEN WATER - HE HELPED ME GAIN CONFIDENTS UNDER THE WATER - FIRST THING WAS TO ROLL OF THE BACK OF BOAT WITH ALL DIVING GEAR ON- WAS PRETTY SCARY BUT DID IT OK DID UNDER WATER COMPASS READING- MASK REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT- CLEAR MASK- HOVER - PASSED ALL OK THANK GOOD- DIDNT LIKE THE MASK REMOVAL BIT BUT I DID IT.( MY BREATHING CHANGES SHAWN NOTICE I PANICED A LITTLE.)

WAS GOOD FUN DIVING AT THE BARRIER REEF PRETTY AMAZING FISH AND REALLY BIG- WHALES JUMPING IN THE DISTANCE - CURRENT WAS REALLY STRONG THOSE- JUST PULLED YA UNDER THE WATER.

HAD LUNCH BOUT 12 SHAWN TOOK ALL THE OTHERS OUT FOR A DIVE AS I HAD ONE TO ONE TRAINING- ALSO HAD A GO T SNORKING - AND KIPPER FROM THE BOAT WAS CHUCKING BREAD IN AND THE FISH NEXT TO ME WAS BIGGER THAN ME REALLY CLOSE ASWELL LUCKY THEY DONT ATTACK. CORAL WAS AMAMZING REALLY COLOURFUL.

HAD FUN DEPARTED FROM BARRIER REEF BOUT 2ISH SET SAILS - WIND CHANGED SO WE WAS UP ON OUR SIDE SAILED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS BACK TO A PLACE WHERE WE STAYING THE NIGHT- WHEN ARRIVED BACK WE HAD DINNER AND WATCHED THE SUNSET EVERYONE HIT THE GOON AND BEER. WE HAD WRAPS WITH CHILLY CON CARNE YUMMY. WARM US ALL UP TO AS PRETTY CHILLEY WHEN TEMP DROPS OF NIGHT TIME. THEN OFF TO BED I WENT LEFT ALL THE OTHERS UP AS I WAS COLD.