Even though everyone else was disappointed, I thought the
Great Barrier Reef was amazing. It started with an hour or so of choppy water,
which nobody would enjoy. The visibility of the first destination was pretty
bad, and the sea water didn’t exactly taste good but it is impossible to avoid
getting any in your mouth the first time you go snorkelling. I had been let
down so the second destination left me speechless. 
Yeah, the colours weren’t as vivid as any of us had expected
but I no longer had to look at photos and imagine it in motion. Every so often
there would be a burst of colour as different species of fish appeared and
disappeared in a second. I turned around hoping I could share my excitement
with someone but three members of my family were glued to the life ring,
excited to get back on the boat.
Luckily, the remaining member of my family wanted to carry
on snorkelling with me. So Kiran and I swam around trying to find the most
colourful and active part of the reef. Unfortunately I couldn’t capture a
picture of the brightly coloured fish. However, I was still amazed at this
underwater paradise.
The journey back was worse than the way there, twice as
bumpy. The boat dipped right and left and back and forth. Focusing on the horizon
was useless as it kept disappearing from sight as the boat dipped.
Relentlessly, I got up and struggled down the stairs, sat down, received a
paper bag, and threw up (ejected the contents of my stomach through my mouth),
great end to the experience. I’ll definitely make sure that there is near to no
wind when I visit the Great Barrier Reef in the future.
Carla
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