By Vladimir Brezina
We are floating offshore in the Coral Sea, about twenty miles out from Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
What lies below the surface?
The Great Barrier Reef!
(more photos still to come…)
A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Below.
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
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Oh, how the great blue looks both magnificent and scary to me! Thank you so much for sharing the photos, this way I can vicariously experience what both fascinates me and scares me.
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It is a bit scary how the reef just fades into the infinite blue yonder, horizontally but also vertically…
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That is so marvelously lush and rich. And that is the truest bluest water I’ve ever seen.
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If you look out through enough of it, it is—in fact, everything turns to blue, something I had to fight with in processing these photos…
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Love the photos
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Thanks, Donna! :-)
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So cool!
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Thank you so much, Cindy!!
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Beautiful pictures! I love the Great Barrier Reef
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So did we! Thanks, Jessica! :-)
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I’m so glad you are enjoying the reef! Looks beautiful. I live in Queensland but am south of there. I hope you enjoy your stay in our country. Excellent photos. :)
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We are long back in NYC now (this was in August), and we spent only one day on the reef—but an unforgettable day!
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Too beautiful for words, thanks for sharing:)
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You are very welcome! :-)
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Outstanding!
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Thank you!!
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You need a ‘love’ button for this one. :-)
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High praise indeed—thanks so much, Judy!!
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I have long wanted to go to the GBR.Your photos allow me to take an armchair trip. Gracious.
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Photos don’t do it justice—do go if you at all can!
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So beautiful!
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:-) Thank you!
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beautiful! :)
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Thanks!!
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