Snorkeling - Great Barrier Reef - Queensland, Australia
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 67.52 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,326 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,326 ft
- Max elevation
- 176 ft
- TrailRank
-
22
5
- Min elevation
- -52 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Coordinates
- 643
- Uploaded
- October 23, 2016
- Recorded
- August 2012
near Cairns, Queensland (Australia)
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Snorkeling - Day out with Seastar Cruises to Michaelmas and Hastings reefs, first setting foot on the tiny sand island of Michaelmas. The tour operator provided goggles, fins and wetsuits which, at least for me, proved insufficient to keep me warm during the two hours afloat through the wonders of the submerged universe. Corals of all kinds, shapes and size. Giant clams and fish galore, and the sudden surprise to be surrounded by a school of batfish as we approach the boat. They were curious and within arm's reach in crystal clear waters. Just magical. I felt cold as never before and I was violently shaking while climbing the boat's stairs and trying to pull out of the wetsuit. I couldn't speak properly and I was shocked, still shaking while attending the buffet lunch aboard.
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Hastings reef was amazing!