Absolutely unforgettable 5-days! Signed up for my PADI Open Water Certification so 2-days were spent in the classroom and performed confined water skills in the pool! The weather was lovely and got familiarised with all the equipment- Obescities, BCD, Regulator, weight belts, tanks etc which helped build confidence! Then after an 7am morning pick up, it was time to hit the reef so picked up our equipment from the ProDive shop and headed out on the 3hour journey ...

Well after leaving the party city of Darwin with 24/7 drinking culture we hopped onboard the Quantas flilght to Cairns! Was greeted with lushious green rolling hills but my expected visions of clear blue skies, white sandy beaches and paradise views was instarntly shatered with an overcast sky and the main esplanade 'beach' consisting of a muddy swamp with crocodile warning signs everywhere and an abundance of crabs ruling that option out! Heading up to Port Dou...