Great Barrier Reef Cairns

A trip on a motorised catamaran to the Great Barrier Reef was a terrific day out. Rae booked us with a business called Reef Daytripper, who take a maximum of 20 people and travel about 30 kilometres out to Upolu Reef. They supplied all the snorkelling gear and wetsuits, which were a hoot to get into. 🤣. They put on a buffet lunch of meats and salads, and on the way back, a glass of wine and cheese platter.

The snorkelling was good, and we used noodles to keep us buoyant. We didn’t see any nasties, just lots of colourful coral and fish of all shapes and sizes. Poor Rae was sea sick for much of the time, but she put on a brave face and tried to make the most of it.

The crew were fantastic, very sociable and interactive with everyone. Paul, the skipper and owner is Belgian, Natalie and Kevin are Scottish and James is Korean - a terrific bunch of people.Read more