I'll upload my favorite scenery I met on journeys around the world. Countries and Regions visited

2017/12/29

Cairns (Australia)

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(Digitized the film photographs taken in December 1995 - January 1996 with scanner)
We join the Great Barrier Reef tour, Norman Reef and Green Island, from the Reef Fleet Terminal in Cairns.

 Heading to the Norman Reef by fast catamaran.

Tour map      Norman Reef is an outer reef of the Great Barrier Reef.
(Copy from Google)
Pontoon on the Norman Reef, a platform for outer reef activities

Buffet lunch on the pontoon

The coral reef viewing tour with a semi-submersible boat

Semi-submersible boat  meanders slowly through coral gardens with tropical fishes.

 Snorkeling around the pontoon





Underwater Observatory on the pontoon    Introductory Diving Activity can be seen.

Various kinds of tropical fish can be seen.   We met a Napoleon Fish in the activity of Introductory Diving.

Heading to Green Island after staying on the pontoon for over 2 hours.

Green Island jetty        Green Island is the only coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef with a rainforest growing on it.

The Green Island with white sand beaches is a small island to walk around an hour.。

Swimming on a white sand beach


After staying for more than 2 hours on the Green Island, return to Cairns.   It was the 9-hour-tour of 8:30-17:30.

Garden pool of the staying hotel, CAIRNS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL


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