Creative Writing: The Great Barrier Reef

The small city of Cairns may not be well-known but its claim to fame is that it is the doorstep to visiting The Great Barrier Reef. I'm excited to be here because I planned to go diving along the outer reef wall. Diving the Reef is one of the top site to explore for divers worldwide.

As we walked off the plane we experienced the feeling of the warm tropical weather. It was muggy and we could see all around the lush green vegetation. Our transportation into the city was just a few minutes. We made plans to find our rooms and jump into our bathing suits. The pool looked very inviting. We had been traveling for many days and this was our first day where nothing else was planned and we had the chance to relax.

We decided to explore the
It's a busy place. There were many boats and ship going to different parts of the Reef. Some were sightseeing, some. For fishing and others for multiple day scuba diving trips. I thought it would be great to return here some day soon and go out on a diving tour for several days. It would be important to have a professional underwater camera to document 10-15 dives. Normally one does a maximum of two dives per day. One is normally underwater for an hour on each dive and the body is affected by the strain of moving underwater and the water pressure. Thus, two dives and one feels exhausted. I was planning to do only one dive because of the buildup of gases in my blood system and we were scheduled to fly to Sydney the following day. One has to give the body time to get rid of nitrogen in one's blood system from breathing from scuba tanks before one gets on a plane. My scuba supervisor did the math and said that I could do two dives and still be safe for our flight. When I heard this, I almost ran him over in order to rush and get into my diving gear. Two dives at the Great Barrier Reef! I think I died and went to heaven!

My wife Trini went diving with me on the first dive. It was fabulous passing through very large columns of colorful coral. I calculate that they were each about 40 feet tall. There is abundant sea life all around. One gets tired of trying to swim and see everything around you. One
We ate their delicious shrimp, scallops, crab, and lobster pasta plate along with a bottle of dry white wine from New Zealand. Trini and I celebrated to our memorable diving trip and enjoyed each other's company as we looked back at everything we had seen and experiences so far on this memorable trip. We looked forward to what was next on our schedule, but we made sure we enjoyed that evening as we sat in the open restaurant looking at the moon light shining over the bay and watching the bats flying at a