2. Snorkeled the great barrier reef

The original plan was to scuba but we really didn't need to. The extra expense and the training in kids pools for days put us off. Even though I still would like to do it someday, I`m glad we stuck to snorkeling. We saw everything turtles, sting rays, Nemos, huge fish, small fish, ugly fish, and even had a close encounter with a white tip shark. This was a major highlight of Australia and one of the first. We took the boat out from cairns via the silver swift.