Off to the Reef!
At last purgatory is over! Repairs done, friend on board, we are off to the Southern Great Barrier Reef.
Vulnerable Reef
For the past three weeks we have been sharing with you the jaw-dropping beauty of a healthy reef. But in this post we want to show you what a damaged, vulnerable reef looks like.
The Best of the Keppels
Having spent two weeks in the Keppel Isles, we wanted to share with you the best we thought they offered, both above and below the surface.
Cat Overboard!
We got a Bengal Cat because they are ‘swimmer cats’ renowned for loving water – perfect for life on a boat, right? Well we were somehow short-changed with Bengie the Bengal. She likes water, but at a distance. This might have something to do with her falling overboard in winter as a kitten many years ago…
Schools friends at the Keppels
We came back to the Keppels for a break from the Reef and a choice of well sheltered anchorages behind these islands while stronger winds were blowing. We got that plus a bonus of school friends.
Wondrous Wistari Reef
For the fifth and last post in our Southern Great Barrier Reef series for now, we take you somewhere really spectacular: to Wistari Reef. This is the snorkeling highlight to date, with outstanding coral pools and a large number of attractively patterned fish. It is amazing how every reef we stop at has its own identity…
Stuck in the Keppels
There are worse places to be stuck in than the Keppel Islands, but stuck we are for a few days while an Easterly is blowing.
