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On Saturday I went with my two Sisters, my nephew and parents out on Reef Magic for a truly unforgettable day out.  I was a little concerned about the weather as they had not traveled out for a week prior to Saturday, but to my delight, we were all scheduled to go. On arrival we were met by Brilie on check in at the Reef Fleet Terminal and welcomed on board (good to finally put a face to a name).  My sister and I decided that we were going to do a dive together as she had never dived before. We boarded the nice, spacious and comfortable new vessel for a trip out to

Moore reef.  On arrival at the pontoon we eagerly awaited the thumbs up to hop off the boat and onto the Pontoon (still my favorite by far, and I can say that now as I have been to them all) the weather was picture perfect, 20-30 metres visibility, water temp about 26 degrees Celsius, sun shining, and a nice breeze flowing through…. Wow, were we Lucky! My sister and I had about an hour to kill before our Intro Dive, so we donned our extremely stylish and “Sexy Stinger Suits” (My whole Family) and jumped in.  My Nephew who is 10 had never snorkeled before, but before long he was snorkeling off and away, we gave him a pool noodle so as he would have some floatation, and off he went exploring.  My sister and I then had to prepare for our Scuba Dive, I have done a number of Scuba Dives before, but my Sister had never had the opportunity. We did all our safety checks before the decent into the “Big Deep Blue”.  Unfortunately my sister had complications with her ears and was getting a little uncomfortable, so Nos, (the Dive Instructor) said she would do a shallow dive just for us, I thought this was very thoughtful and accommodating of her. She took the other girls who were in our group for their dive then came back for us, before we went back down. Unfortunately although we tried my sister was still having problems with her ears. So she re-surfaced and I want for a brief dive with Nos, I was very fortunate to see 3 Maori  Wras’ in one area, I don’t believe that is normal, but it was a beautiful site, I love those Big guys. Out I hopped and it was time for a feast of Prawns, Nori rolls, Cold meats, Vegetable Lasagna and Salads. Yummo!! 

After Lunch I was so stuffed I decided to go for a Semi Submersible tour, And am I ever so happy I did, we were so lucky we got to see every thing, I saw 2 green turtles eating some of those nasty jelly fish, that was really cool to see, I now have a new appreciation for those little (Big) fellas, also my nephew spotted a White tip reef shark who swam right beside the Boat. My Nephew and I defiantly recommend the Semi Sub tour, it’s so informative.  Dylan was so proud by what he learnt he proceeded to tell every one on the boat “Why green sea Turtles are called green sea turtles” “What sea cucumbers eat” and all of the information he had learnt.  We all hopped back in the water to cool off after our Semi Sub ride, and before we knew it, it was time to board the boat for our return journey to Cairns. The ride home was so smooth it was unbelievable, never have I noticed a trip out there so smooth. So all in all, my family and I had a truly memorable day out on the

Great Barrier Reef and it is one I’m sure we will all cherish for a very long time.
 I would highly recommend this tour to people of all walks of life, weather you be a Non Swimmer, Scuba Diver, Children, Adults and then the Older Adults (like my Dad, can’t call him elderly, he wouldn’t like that) A very BIG thanks goes out to all the Crew onboard Reef Magic II & Dan. Also to the weather for making it the prettiest day I have had out on the Reef in a very long time. 

Lauren EnglerTTS Hilton 

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