After having been at Batt Reef, then St Crispins Reef, we motored, through lack of wind, to Cairns Reef, only 20 miles from Cooktown. Fortunately, the weather forecast had rung true with variable winds for the 3 days at the reef, so we lapped it up while we could as the opportunity doesn't present itself very often. The sky was cloudless, it was warm at 30 degrees & the water was like a lake! What more could you ask for?! Well, I guess we could've been greedy & asked for crays because that was the only thing missing. Rees had speared enough fish for us all, which was shared & eaten at every meal but he'd only spotted one cray, which was missed.
At high tide, the water was better for snorkelling as it was clearer, so during the mornings we did our diving & at low tide, with the reef exposed, we did our walking. There was so much to see with shells, hermit crabs, starfish & sea creatures of every description, hiding under coral & weed in the shallows. It was just fascinating, as well as being a welcome relief from being either IN the water or ON the boat.
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