Port Douglas: Sailing Away

Our snorkeling trip to the Low Isles started at 10am under blue skies. It took us just over an hour of sailing to get to the small coral island, part of the inner reef. Rob headed straight to shore on a guided snorkeling tour, while Clare and Olive had a view of the coral and marine life from a glass bottom boat. After a cold seafood buffet lunch on board the boat, the roles were reversed, and Clare went for a snorkel while Rob was on the boat. There was exceptional soft coral to see, and we both saw some turtles, and plenty of amazing and colourful fish. It clouded over and started to rain, just in time for us to get together for a guided tour of the tiny island and lighthouse. On the way back we spotted a humpback whale and it followed us for a while as we returned to port. What a great day, well worth the expense.