Today I got to accompany a friend to Airlie Beach and take a boat out to the Whitsunday Islands, more specifically Whitehaven beach. We went out on his boat for a 40 minute ride to Whitehaven beach, the crystal clear aqua waters and pristine silica sand of Whitehaven stretch over seven kilometres along Whitsunday Island , the largest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays. We brought lunch and drinks as well as our swimsuits and relaxed on the white sandy beaches for the day. W

Today I got to mark off one of my bucket list items. I got to dive the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Not only did I get to dive the reef, I got to go out on a private boat to a remote location that no tourists get to visit and dive with a Nic Dos Santos from UltraCoral Australia, a professional coral collector all day. After a long drive in the truck and an even longer boatride we arrived at his "honey hole" reef that he calls Badabing. Badabing is named for an amazing acr