Snorkelling the HMS Brisbane
On Tuesday 28th October, I had signed myself up to go swimming with humpback whales. This is something that only 2 places in the world will allow you to do: One based in Tonga, and the other just happens to be in Mooloolaba, on my doorstep!
Charlotte didn't get involved in this activity; she was working and isn't a massive fan of the open ocean for reasons such as black tip reef sharks, great white sharks, bull sharks, tiger sharks and various other bitey creatures. I. however, have almost perfected the art of denying that these creatures exist from surfing daily, where I sit in the sea and look pretty much the same size and shape as a seal....
Anyway, unfortunately it was very much the end of whale season and my session was the very last session of the year until next August. So we didn't actually come across any whales. Despite this, the boat crew took us over to the HMS Brisbane.
So the tide was quite high, so the top of the wreck's masts were approximately 10 meters underwater. Had we been diving, this wouldn't have been a problem, however as snorkellers we only got to experience the very top of the wreck. It was still great fun and a fantastic experience.
Here are some of my photos:
