Great barrier reef

11th May Cairns
Today I went on a tour snorkling to the great barrier reef.
The sea was fairly choppy and the reef being 50km off shore meant that there were alot of people feeling ill or getting sick.
Then when we get there it's here's your snorkel into the water with ya and give us a shout if you're drowning.
When you look down are loads of cool colourdy fish milling around and nibbling on the corral below.
Using the snorkle took a bit of getting used to and needed a bit of concentration.
The weather deteriorated further with torrential rain for the second half of the day and a wavy sea to cope with snorkling too.
Then karioki in Cairns which always has a promotion to keep the backpacker community entertained.
Free dinner for example, tiny portions though.