Me and Anna-Marie on the boat to the reef

George the enormous Groper under the platoon at the reef

Reef and fish

The next day was an early start for our trip to Reefworld. It is a long journey out to the reef, about 2.5 hours on the boat. It was however a perfect day unlike our last visit with my family last year when it was so rough even the crew of the boat were being sick! The water was totally still, excellent snorkelling conditions and we made the most of it by heading straight into the water after getting kitted up in our glamorous stinger suits. It was unbelievable, there were fish everywhere, and the visibility was excellent. We saw loads of different fish, including lots of Parrot Fish chipping away at the reef. The highlight of the day was right at the end when a turtle swam right past us and we swam with it for a while! We also got to touch and swim right next to the resident Maori Wrasse which is huge.