I've never scuba dived but have snorkelled on the Great Barrier Reef a few times, some 40km off shore. It's amazing...Clear vision for 40-50 metres and so much vibrant colours and animals. It's amazing.
What I like about what I've read so far is that so many people have hobbies that are so vastly different; I mean the individual. Scuba, bikes, dog breeding and travel in your case for instance. It's how I am also.
I had someone on hive sort of pigeon hole me as a gun person a few weeks ago...It's so incorrect though, I'm many different versions of myself and have so many hobbies and interests, to say I'm all about one is the very worst way to describe me. I like that may people are saying similar - It shows a diversity of character in people, which is good.
I've been hearing about the Great Barrier Reef my whole life. One of these days. One of these days.
It's next level...I mean literally off the chain.
My brother is heading to Airlie Beach from Cairns, where he lives, as I type this - He rented a sail boat and is spending the next week sailing the Whitsunday Islands and Barrier Reef. Good work if you can get it.
You need to make the effort and will not regret it.
What's the stay there, wait.. let me rephrase that....
When travel is back to normal, are you aware of the length my passport would be good there? Is it 90 days? And Pura's dual citizen, would her British passport only grant us the same 90?
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12 months bro, tourist Visa. See link below.
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/visitor-600/tourist-stream-overseas
Oh dayum! This just got interesting. Thanks for that link. I got another one then. Is there a preferred time of year for best visibility at The Reef?
You'll need a year to see Australia so I guess that's why they give people so long.
You don't want to be at the top end (north) of Australia in the wet season. Cyclones don't you know. So, 1 May to 1 November should be ok. Outside of those times it can be hellishly hot and humid and the chances are it buckets down with rain all the time. Besides, if you go up there in summer it'll be stinger season and those things kill. (Box jellyfish including the deadly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish)
Visibility on the GBR is dependant upon weather factors but generally it's pretty good. If you're in Cairns for a little while you can pick and chose the days you go. They have large tour operators with lavish boats and seafood lunches, right down to small operators in powered and sail boats. It's about 4oknm off shore though, so don't go in some pokey little dinghy, it'll take all day to get there.
https://www.australia.com/en/places/cairns-and-surrounds/guide-to-the-great-barrier-reef.html
Sure appreciate this info. Good engagement topic sir.
I came over here cuz dudes new and I don't feel like explaining it to him. You're gonna love this.
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Oh dear me...