Discovering Hope and Pickersgill

On our slow return south from Lizard Island, we dropped down to an area less battered by howling winds and explored a couple of spots we had not been to before, discovering Hope Island and Pickersgill Reef.

Marked difference between Ribbon Reefs 7 & 10

It is disturbing to observe marked differences between Ribbon Reefs. We are not sure what helps one reef recover and the next just a few miles on look terribly sad. But there was a marked difference between #7 which was in recovery, and #10 which was barren. We will have visited three of the 10…

A lack lustre Ribbon Reef #5

Life on the Ribbon Reefs is going along fine, although the snorkels are lack lustre. We have sunshine, light conditions, a leisurely pace. When not in the water we read, develop photos, snooze, eat, muse at our surroundings. We move every few days and see what we can find.