Great Barrier Reef!

Hey Everyone!

I only have a couple minutes on here so I'm going to type fast and probably not very much. I want to use the rest of my 20 minutes online to call my family.

I just got back from scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef! That was the most amazing thing I've ever done in my whole life. And oh my goodness are the Whitsunday Islands beautiful! Philip and I decided that we WILL come back to the Whitsunday Islands because there are so many things to see and to do here. Plus the Great Barrier Reef is so amazing.

I made several scuba dives! I went deeper underwater than I ever have before- 15 meters (45 feet). I didn't even notice though because I was having such a great time looking at all of the interesting and beautiful things underwater.

We saw sand sharks (that look like sand and blend in perfectly as they just sit on the ocean floor), reef sharks (BIG!), eels, sea stars, A fish names Pricilla that was between 300 and 400 lbs, soooo many sting rays, Nemo and his dad, and so many other interesting and colorful fish. At first I was nervous about diving because I felt so sick because I get sea sick. So does Philip. I only got sick twice, but Philip got sick 6 times. We both just got throwing up when the dive master was like "okay! Suit up! We're going diving!" Philip and I were nervous about getting sick underwater, but it actually made us feel better, which is what our dive master said would happen. I wish I would have known I get sea sick because we could have got sea sickness pills, but oh well. Now we know! And our friends that we met on the boat loaned us some the second and third day we were on the boat so we didn't get as sick.

I got stung by a jelly fish! It was the smallest one ever! We had to pour vinegar on it and then I was fine. I'm glad that it wasn't a box jellyfish! They are deadly. This one was just a normal little one. Not too bad. :)

I need to get going! I love and miss you all <3

Love,
Brittaney