Great Barrier Reef

Dear Family and Friends,

      On Thursday 26 September we went on a sailboat to the Great Barrier Reef. While we were motoring to where we would stay for the night I saw a flying fish which was awesome. Then a little while later we caught a shark mackerel (which turned out to be delicious). When we got to Millan Reef we went snorkeling. At sunset we went for another snorkel which was really cool because we got to float to the boat because of the ocean's current. The next morning we went for another snorkel when the fish were more active having breakfast (What's for breakfast? Fish!). Then the boat went to another reef where we went snorkeling and we also got tugged behind a tiny fishing boat which was really fun. Then we came back to Cairns. 

Here are some of the animals I saw on the reefs: I saw a sea snake, a sea turtle, a few trumpet fish, lots of parrot fish, a Napoleon Maori Wrasse, a Palatte Surgeon (the fish that was Dory in Finding Nemo), Butterfly fishes, a clam, and 2 sharks. I didn’t see any clownfish though.