Great Barrier Reef

We had a great time out on the Great Barrier Reef. We did a day tour and it was great. The ride out was a little rough, luckily we all took our seasick meds (a few of us started to feel bad but held it together). The boat was about 1/4-1/3 full which was really really nice. The staff on the tour boat were great. They all loved on and watched the kids some. The only down side was it was cloudy the whole day, but that could be a good thing, because it would have been very hot if the sun was out strong. Aaron enjoyed playing on the back of the boat and even got in with us. He LOVED having his own gear (fins/snorkel/goggles). He even put his head under once but wouldn't do it again. But he did go out swimming with us some. Lydia loved the water too and the picture of her and mom shows her unhappy about not being in the water. Luckily she did take a couple of naps cuddled up with Papa which was a lifesaver. She can be a little difficult when she is tired. Anyways, Caleb and I got to do an introductory dive. It was neat. It honestly was harder than I thought. There really is very little that is natural about it. Caleb loved it, I felt like I had to concentrate a little to hard on the scuba diving to really enjoy it. I honestly enjoyed snorkeling more. We did see Nemo, Dory, Gil (from Finding Nemo) and a good number of other cool fish. There were a few huge fish that came right up to the boat as we were all getting in too. We are very very thankful for mom who watched the kids a lot so we could scuba dive and explore. Everyone else watched the kids some too and we are very thankful for that, but mom really watched them a lot. Thanks Mom! Overall, a great day out with our family enjoying another beautiful aspect of God's creation.

PS do you like or dislike the collages?  They are easy way to put up a lot of pics, but I can't decide if I like them.  I think i do but I want to do if you do.