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he next morning I managed to remove the toothpicks from my eyes. I headed to Port Douglas to board a luxury catamaran for my exploration of the legendary Great Barrier Reef. Not a bad job. The Great Barrier reef is the largest coral reef in the world and houses an unmatched array of sea life. Aboard the Tropical Journey’s catamaran, I received basic intro lessons for snorkeling. Did I mention that I barely know how to swim (emphasis on the word barely)?
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into the Great Barrier Reef. I hovered over giant turtles, saw clams the size of beach balls, and witnessed massive schools of fish swimming by. After flapping around for a while, my fellow snorkelers and I kicked ourselves over to one of the famous Low Isles, which are like the real life Gilligan’s Island. After going under in the Great Down Under, the next obvious thing to do is head into the jungle.
I arrived in Daintree, which is a town situated in the middle of the Daintree Rainforest. The Daintree rainforest is the oldest rainforest on the planet (approx. 45,000 years old) Inside the forest you will find one of the top rated spas in the world, the Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa.
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turquoise water, I immediately felt like I was entering a new dimension of life. There is so much life going on underwater, it makes living on land seem boring. Thoughts of Jacques Cousteau ran through my mind. As I tried to forget that I was breathing out of a tube, while clumsily flapping around in shark infested waters, I was awestruck by the natural wonders of the reef.
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