New Zealand 2007 

 

                                    Day Eight Lady Elliott Island March 21

                                               

                                            After a dramatic sunrise, the long awaited chance to view the reef was more than expected.

                                            Waters around the island are amazingly clear and allows for viewing on the scale of a live

                                            aquarium.  

 

                                            A dive/snorkeling boat leaves the island during high tide.  Glass bottom on the boat allows

                                            for great viewing while heading to a designated reef area selected by the guide.

 

                                            The spectrum of fish seen during snorkeling is unparalleled.  Besides swimming in the middle

                                            of schools of vibrant blue fish, larger and more unique fish swam below the in the deep

                                            reef - Trigger fish, Parrot fish, Angel fish , Barracuda, and the list goes on.   Only pure

                                            exhaustion caused us to stop for land return.

 

                                            After lunch, it was relaxation on the beach until the return flight - again the use of a

                                            grass runway (freshly watered the night before).  Think the prop sounds will echo in our

                                            ears for days to come.

 

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