A little too small for all of us to eat, but at least he caught one!
The island we went to at the Lower Isles, Great Barrier Reef
08.06.08: We again woke up early for another snorkel cruise to the Great Barrier Reef, this time to the Lower Isles, a different part of the reef. The boat, The Sailaway, was more of a large yacht with sails with an intimate crowd of probably around 20-30 passengers. Just like the rest of the week, the weather was excellent and it was looking like another epic day of snorkeling. I had the seasick bags on hand and was on guard with Kailani. But, I also made sure to feed her breakfast well in advance, and she seemed to be doing better. Unfortunately, halfway out to the reef a gentleman started having medical issues and we had to turn around and go back to Port Douglas. The slow boat seemed to take forever when we needed to get back for medical help ASAP. When we finally got back, the cruise company offered to reschedule the trip or to continue the day on another boat that hadn’t left shore yet. Since we only had two more days left, we took up their offer for the later. So our next boat, part of the Quicksilver’s mega-fleet, held at least a few hundred passengers. But, at least the day was not completely lost. It took us to a tiny little island where there were shuttle boats that took you from the mega-boat to the island, or you could jump on a smaller glass-bottom boat and view the reef without getting wet. The later was quite convenient for Kai. Although the last part of our day, she finally decided to swim out, with the aid of a noodle and her sister, and swam over the reef (with no snorkel). I was pretty proud that she made it out!
Thursday ended up being a slower day. I’m sure we would have collapsed had we not had this day! Tropical Nights didn’t have room for us anymore. But, they located rooms for us next door for our last night. So, after packing and moving, Kailani spent the afternoon with a babysitter. Kailani keeps asking for “a friend to play with”, so she was excited to have someone to come and play with her. I’m sure she didn’t expect that “friend” to be so grown up. But, Julie brought some different toys to play with and they had fun. Meanwhile, “the girls”, aka Tutu, Caitlin and I, went shopping in Port Douglas. Although I didn’t get anything, it was nice to not have to chase Kailani through a store, putting everything she puts her hands on back. Sean took his new fishing pole that he got for dirt cheap from the outlet mall in Sydney to the pier, where he made a friend to fish with. The rest of the day, we popped open a bottle of wine, lounged and went to a local pizza place for dinner. Kailani made another friend to play with. This time, she was the same size as Kai!
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