With only a few days of calm weather sandwiched between long periods of 25-30 SE, we had to curtail our ambition to go out to the Coral Sea atoll of Marion Reef and instead opted to do a reconnaissance trip to the inner reefs 60-70 nm east of Mackay.
During our third week at the Swain Reefs, we finally hit the jackpot! At all four reefs we visited, we saw better coral.
We have had the most amazing time exploring the Swain Reefs with three weeks of kind weather, perfect for exploring. Although the full cruise story will come out shortly, we have decided to write three posts to give you a glimpse of our expedition to the Southern, Central and Northern Swain Reefs. Here is the…
