Great Barrier Reef!!

Today was amazing! I left the hostel this morning with the other students and we made our way down to the boat. We loaded the boat and set off for a wonderful day on the Reef! It was about an hour long boat ride, I rode on the front and the sea spray was awesome! Yes, my eyes are closed in that picture! Anyway, when we got to the first spot on the Reef I was able to go scuba diving! It was definitly one of the coolest things I have ever done! Words don't even describe how beautiful the reef was! I couldn't believe all the different types of fish down there, and yes Meg I saw NEMO and CRUSH!!!! and Mom and Dex guess what?!?!?! NO SHARKS!!! After that we were given free time to lay out and snorkel. Snorkling was a blast! We were able to dive down and pick up these bright blue starfish! At the second spot they took us to snorkle, the tide had gone down and created a little island! We got to snorkle out there and lay out for a couple of hours! I felt a little like Captain Jack Sparrow as I layed on this baren island and watched the boat float away! hahaha! It was a wonderful and relaxing day! Pretty much next to perfect!