Australia/ New Zealand: Day 8

Our second day in Cairns today! Once again, about 80 degrees outside! Chyeaahh! We took a bus to the peir, and got on board to the Great Barrier Reef! It was quite a boat ride. About two hours long. But, it didnt matter because the scenery all around us was simply beautiful! My friends and I all had fun. When we arrived at the Great Barrier Reef, we all got into our snorkel gear, and dove into the water! Shelby and I swam around the Reef about five times. When we got out, we found out we had gotten a few cuts from the reef! We went below deck and watched all the fish swim about. It was really neat, and interesting to watch. We got a chance to hold some starfish, and some sea ceucumbers! They were soo  slimey and gross hah. Our group got a lot of compliments because we acted so well. When we left, we came back to a beautiful moon rising in the air. The group went back to the hotel, and we got another chance to spend our night in town again. We had a delicious dinner, and went looking around the stores. We all had a great time walking around town. I know Im gonna miss these days.