MY DREAM!!! This is what I was so excited for on the trip. My entire life I’ve been dreaming of going to the Great Barrier Reef. It did not let me down. I forgot how comfortable I feel on the boat and in the ocean, I love the waves and the swaying and the freedom. When we arrived to the reef, it seemed very anticlimactic because you can’t see much from above the water, but underneath it was bursting with life like a city and brightened with colors. At the last minute I bought a plastic protector for my phone to take pictures and I’m so glad I did. I will never forget the grandeur of the reef, how large it was and how much life it is able to sustain. I hope in the future I can save up enough to go back and maybe take my dad.