Today we were taken to the reef on a large catamaran (tidbit: the captain said the engines consumed 5 liters per mile - each!). The reef that we went to "Norman/Sandra" was an hour and a half out of Cairns at 23 knots. We did two dives with out instructor Emily. The first dive we did cramp removal, tired diver tow, snorkel/regulator exchange, remove/replace scuba, and remove/replace weights at 12 meters depth (23 minutes of bottom time). We saw a huge wrasse. An hour and a half later, we did another dive, and saw bat fish and many others (including the local favorite "Wally").
We were then taken to the Ocean Quest - our home for the next two days. It is a 35 meter catamaran "floating hotel" that stays on the reef 10 weeks at a time (returning only to quench its 400 liter/day diesel thirst). It moves twice a day to new dive locations and was very comfortable. The crew and diving staff were great, and so was the food. Dive times are called five times a day starting at 6:00am.
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