Saturday saw us up early once again but this time we walked down to the harbor to get on a boat for Green Island and some Great Barrier Reef snorkeling. Once we made it to the Island we tried to do some snorkeling but found that the spot we had chosen was too shallow and we were scraping the bottom. However, we had much more luck when we moved to the other side of the island. We saw a number of awesome underwater creatures. The things I can name include: giant clams, starfish, of course lots of coral, clown fish, sea slugs, swordfish, sea anemones, this big eel type thing, lots of schools of silverfish, really bright fish, but also fish that were pretty camouflaged. It was like all the pictures I had seen but so much cooler in person. My favorite part was following some to the fish around.
After a break for lunch back on the boat, Em and I took about an hour to just lie on the beach. After all it is our summer, right? Em took a turn around the Island while I did another hour of snorkeling which I realized soon after solidified the frying my back took that day. Soon after, we jumped back on the boat and took the hour trip back to the Mainland.
Before heading back for our free backpacker's meal, Em and I took a leisurely walk along the coast. It seemed like the place to be as there were numerous people running and biking, or just laying in the grass. After dinner, we had a few drinks while watching the 2nd Australia Vs Wales Rugby union match and just catching up with each other in general. We had a rather easy and early night because by then our sunburns were really starting to heat up.
To round out the weekend, we woke up and checked out of Gilligan's and went on a 3 hour and 20 km mission to find a church in which to go to mass. Unfortunately, our quest ended in vain and we spent the afternoon laying in the grass by the coast and reading. I ended up finishing my fourth book of the entire trip.
A good trip it was and a nice break from the cold weather in Sydney.
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