Again, there are places in the world that kind of speak for themselves, or pictures speak more clearly than words. Perhaps the Great Barrier Reef is one of those. We met the bus for Haba (our snorkel tour company) in front of By the Sea apartments (more about them later) and were whisked across town (we could have walked) to the wharf where Haba's boat was docked. The boat was not the prettiest in the snorkeling/dive fleet, but it certainly beat QuickSilver for looks, whose boats looked like giant steel grey greyhound buses on the water. Our boat was modest in size with a simple foredeck, a main cabin area with seating for about 70 or 80, then an upper rear deck with seating for perhaps 30. Our group was supposed to only have about 60 people (as opposed to ca. 300 for Quicksilver). It was still a bit crowded on the boat, so we moved to the foredeck where we could watch where we were going and get a little freedom to move. It was nice up there, and here are a couple of shots I took so you get a flavor.
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