Lizard Island

On Wednesday evening we moored in the Bay at Lizard Island. This allowed us a very calm and gentle sleep. After dinner, the Captain of the ship spent some time feeding a large Tawny Nurse Shark. It was about a six footer.


 The crew broke out some extra wine and opened the ship’s gift shop so that people could purchase hats and stuff with the logo. Donna made the decision to leave the ship and fly back to Cairns on the small commuter plane. Thursday evening is when we will leave the protection of the GBR and head to the open sea. Our destination (if we make it) is Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea. It has been rough in the ribbon reefs and there is a chance we may not make it to the Coral Sea….. So I am glad that Donna decided to go.




Heard from Donna via email and she is going to stay at the Hilton in Cairns until I get off the boat. Then we can travel home together. We have another group of divers that joined the boat and are between dives at Pixie Garden. We saw a nice sized reef shark and his remora buddy. I will post those pictures soon. They are still in the camera which is still in the underwater housing and in the dunk tank on deck.