Day 47 - at Sea - cruising through the Great Barrier Reef

 Monday, we sailed north from Cairns. We passed through  a number of sections of the Great Barrier Reef,






A small coral island


the hull of an old boat sits on one of the coral reefs

the turquoise area across the middle is a coral reef near the surface


on the mainland, the white is pure white sand that they export


another low coral island

Other ships were also traversing the reefs. Each has a Reef Pilot who guides them through. There are several channels of deeper water used by various size ships.
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a closer view of a small coral reef island


notice the waves breaking over the edges of the reef

another small island in the background

a school of pelicans swam by

another reef below the surface

and another reef

The mainland. This was caused by tectonic plate shifts



after sunset

the moon after sunset

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