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So here I am.... at the end of the road...!! Cairns...!
We arrived here about 8 pm after setting off from Magnetic Island at like 11 in the morning...! its been a fairly long drive...!!
Checked into the YHA Cairns Central which was quite nice...! Went out for a few drinks the scope the place out... and first impressions i think i'm going to like Cairns...!
We went into Gilligans to check out the scene.... and what a place that is... by far the best hostel so far in terms of facilities...! like a 5 * hotel....!! rock on...!
Day 2 we went and checked out the scene in terms of liveaboards for diving.... after a quick wheel and deal, a phone call to mum at 4 in the moring to make sure it was ok.... we were booked....! Departure date....TOMORROW...!! That wasnt on the cards when I woke up and hour before, thats for sure...!!!
So Day three in Cairns and it was time to step on-board M.V. TAKA....! 5 Days at sea was what lied ahead.... with a whole load of diving in between...! We boarded at 5 pm and set sail over night up to the tip of the reef.... destination Cod Hole...!
We jumped in the water at about 8 in the morning.... up at 6:45 for dive brief and breakfast then it was time to get wet....!
First dive was a orientation dive just to get your bearings and stuff back.... Second dive was where it was all happening...!! Time to go and feed the Potatoe Cod's....! They were wicked...!! waiting for us as we jumped in the water.... they knew it was breakfast time....!!
2 more afternoon dives at the top of the ribbon reefs and then an over night motor out to Osprey Reef, Coral Sea....! Time to feed the sharkys..!!
Morning came around, and in all honesty i was a little nervous about it all.... who in there right frame of mind jumps into sharkys home with a whole load of food for them.... thats just asking for trouble if you ask me...!! Anyway shark feed was something else...! Never going to forget that.... what an experience...!
After that it was back on board and time for some lunch....!! Then the afternoon dive came in, and finally the night dive..... hang on.... night dive in the same place i fed 60 sharks this morning.... somethings not quite right here....!! What am i doing.....!!!!!
So now im going to try and write a list of what we see.... its not easy...! White tip oceanic sharks, reef sharks, bull shark, black tip sharks, thousands of differnt nudibrancs, mauri wrasse, potatoe cod, giant travelli, NEMO, giant green sea turtles, moray eels, sting ray, dolphins and the list goes on and on....!! too many to list...!
From then on it was very much the same... four days of sailing, diving, eating and motion sickness.... I've never seen swells like it.... 4 meters at least...!! Jamie didnt agree with it too much...!!
We then landed up on home land after the best 5 days ever...!!
It's time to spend some time on the land now and have a few beers with with guys who were still at the hostel....! Settle in here now for a couple of weeks then see how it goes...!!
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