Part 4
The outer reaches of the Great Barrier Reef.
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So much life and colour.
An underwater world completely of its own.
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We dove as long and often as we could.
We saw the most incredible pinnacles, at depth swimming beside these giants felt like being on the edge of the earth.
Towering rock cities with thriving populations of all sorts of the most wonderful fish.
The most intricate coral formations home to tiny creatures going about their secret lives.
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We battled currents and took gambles on finding moorings and making tides.
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We saw sharks, giant turtles, manta rays, dolphins.
You just didn’t know what would be waiting for you beneath the surface.
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Our little sail boat so far removed from the safety of the shore.
It felt like a real adventure. You know the story book kind. We had just the right conditions to make it. And we went for it last minute.
The stars aligned.
Tide, time, clarity, wind.
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We spent the night out there, with nothing but a bit of rope tied to a precarious mooring and the uninvited gusts of a northerly that started to howl out of no where.
From what I heard it was a rough night.
I managed to stay asleep through most of it.
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We had a good laugh the next day.
Davo the captain seemed a little sleepy eyed.
But he said he’d been through far worse.
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The sea is unpredictable.
She has many secrets.
And when we dive we start to listen to her stories.
And when we sail we get to know her moods.
We get to be humbled.
Held.
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