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The Road Trip Continues

Posted on June 30, 2016 by murray

Once again we arrive at dusk. It is not for lack of trying but the darkness is upon us. Hervey Bay is a complete surprise. I expected another small sea side town and holy cow it is a city, and … Continue reading →

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Yeppoon to Hervey Bay

Posted on June 29, 2016 by debbie

We wake up in Yeppoon and hope to make it to Noosa today. It is about a 6 1/2 hour drive. Off we go. Our first stop isn’t too far down the road. We hike up a path to a … Continue reading →

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Road Trip Day 2 – Bowen to Yeppoon

Posted on June 28, 2016 by murray

Quiet night in Bowen. It was as if we were in the wilderness. No noise what so ever. Strange small town but if you want to get away from it all this seems like the place. Our first goal for … Continue reading →

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Cairns to Bowen

Posted on June 27, 2016 by debbie

We say goodbye to our dive mates and the crew from Spirit of Freedom and start a new phase of our trip. A car is waiting for us at Ace Car Rental in Cairns and the super friendly fellow there … Continue reading →

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Diving the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on June 26, 2016 by debbie

Thursday we wake up at Lizard Island. It is change over day. The 3 day guests depart and the 4 day guests embark. We 7 day divers just continue on. To fill the time while the crew cleans the Spirit … Continue reading →

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Minke Whale Day

Posted on June 22, 2016 by debbie

Today our first two dives are at Lighthouse Bommie on Ribbon Reef #10. It is a known Minke whale stopping point, so there is some anticipation. During the first dive, the whale spotter does spot three Minke whales. By the … Continue reading →

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4 dive day

Posted on June 21, 2016 by murray

6.30 wake up. We’re up anyway but there is a knock on the door. Quick breakfast. Cereal. Wet suits are still wet and there is no warm weather to warm them. Cold and slimmy. Geesh what a way to wake … Continue reading →

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Diving with the Spirit of Freedom

Posted on June 20, 2016 by debbie

We board the Spirit of Freedom today with 24 other divers. This is the first time on a dive boat with more than 16 divers. First impressions-it is crowded, too crowded. More later. There is a lot of talk when … Continue reading →

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Gold Coast to Cairns

Posted on June 19, 2016 by debbie

We leave M&D today and fly to Cairns. D is studying for and then writing her end of term exams. We did not want to interfere with her studying, so we planned a scuba dive trip on a live aboard … Continue reading →

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Urban Aus

Posted on June 18, 2016 by murray

It is a day about town. Gold Coast has grown since I was here last in 1986. It has turned into a real city with big malls, urban sprawl and traffic to rival any western world city. Pacific Fair,  the … Continue reading →

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