![]() ![]() The final wildlife sighting of the day comes as we are motoring back into Cairns Harbour, where the water turns to a milky-coffee colour and the skipper spots some pale river dolphins playing up ahead. We encounter a great variety of fish, bright-blue, eye-catching yellow and every colour of the rainbow, but it is the clams and soft, swaying coral that hold my attention. Now underneath that clear water, we gently manoeuvre around a small section of the coral reef, the gentle whooshing of our breathing regulators the only sound. ![]() We have colourful cocktails and local seafood. Looking out through the open window of the small plane down to the small section of the great reef, I was looking at one of the most beautiful things in the world. Unfortunately, no turtles or other large sea creatures were on show but there is no doubt we would have seen them had they been there, such was the clarity of the water. Yesterday, I saw the reef from a different angle, on a seaplane flight from Cairns, flying low over reefs and coral cays, fascinated by the changing colours of the water, which makes sudden transformations from the deepest blue to the lightest aqua. The water is always a stronger colour than my memory believes possible and there is always something to discover. No matter how many times I visit the Great Barrier Reef, I am always impressed anew.
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