Great Barrier Reef, on the way to Green Island
Day 2: We took a 1.5 hour boat ride to The Great Barrier Reef and Green Island. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world and the only living thing visible from space. We spent the day on Green Island enjoying swimming, snorkeling and wandering around the island. We also took two boat tours: on a glass bottom boat and on a semi-submerged boat. Both allowed us to see vast amounts of fish and coral without having to go on a dive. This adventure has got me seriously considering getting my dive certification ~ even though I have a lot of trouble with my ears. It seems such a waste to live and travel in these great dive spots and not go diving. By the way, according to Wikipidia, the other six natural wonders are:
Grand Canyon, The Matterhorn, Mount Everest, Ayers Rock, Meteor Crater and Victoria Falls.
Displaced Beachbums 
Thanks, Kabababrubarta!
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Nice site! kabababrubarta
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Kay:
Paradise Cove looked like a great place to stay. I also thought it would be pretty nice to stay overnight on Green Island but the prices were way too steep for our budget. Hope you get back for a visit soon.
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Hi Patti-
Green island was one of my favorite excursions while visiting Australia in 1995. We actually stayed in Paradise Cove just north of Cairns and went to different places from there….can’t wait to go back!!!
Tell FG “hello” from C-A!
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