Green Island, (last of our trip)
Wednesday 28th was our trip to Green Island, it is situated 27kms of the coast, about an hour by boat. Green Island is a 6000-year-old coral cay, in the Coral Sea and is the only cay on the reef, with a rainforest. Our boat trip was very smooth, both there and back. Once on the island we queued for our snorkelling equipment. Snorkelling wasn't something I had ever done but I gave it a go and managed to end up with a mouthful of very salty water. Not pleasant! The water was very warm and made swimming a pleasure. I also had the option of a tour in a glass-bottom boat. It was great! I managed to see a reef shark, Parrot fish, Sargent Major fish, Trevally(sp), Nemo, (Clown fish), turtles and lots of different types of coral. The reflection of the sun on both the water and the glass made photo taking, interesting but I did get some good shots. Spot the turtle. We hired two deckchairs and a table, which made Paul's day more comfortabl...