Today started with the consuming of bacon.
Finally, the weather was suitable for small aircraft flight, and we were able to take a helicopter from Hamilton Island to the Great Barrier Reef. Between the two points, we did a fly-by of Whitehaven Beach, which, according to the BBC, is the “3rd best beach in the world.”
I got to fly in the front seat, next to the pilot. Seeing the GBR from the air was actually superior in some ways to the boat ride and the snorkeling at the reef. We looked down from 500 feet into the water where gigantic black manta rays swam in the shallow pools (only saw a couple though, no turtles…). At the reef, we dove among countless different fishes in full-body “stinger suits” which covered us from head to toe, protecting us against the world’s deadliest jellyfishes (fyi, no jellyfish were sighted, and stings are rare…but deadly nonetheless).
Whitehaven Beach from the air:
Heart reef (it's the one that's shaped like a heart...).
Some more views of the reef from the helicopter:
This bathroom is nicer than our bathroom in New York, and larger than our whole apartment, I think.
I was sort of sad to see that you really don't come across many of those giant beer cans in Australia (at least not where I was looking). Although, I did become a big fan of the Cascade Premium.
Sunset at One Tree Hill.
Hissing Rhinoceros Beetle next to Kristin's foot for comparison.
This guy made it all the way into the house. I was gonna smush him until I saw how pretty he was.
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