Green Island, Queensland
When my mother and I visited Cairns, Queensland, we decided to take a day trip by ferry to Green Island. Green Island is a coral cay, 27km offshore from Cairns. As we disembarked from the boat, the scene at the top of this post greeted us. I am sure you can agree that it is very beautiful. This beautiful island is a great spot to go swimming, snorkelling or scuba diving, and there is plentiful marine life to see. Here is the jetty leading from the ferry to Green Island: My Mum and I aren't much for adventure activities, so we took a ride on the glass bottomed boat instead to see the marine life. Here are some shots of the fish and coral that we saw on the boat: This is a fish feeding frenzy created by the boat captain for the benefit of tourists: This is a school group snorkelling off Green Island: Back onshore, there were plenty of these cheeky birds ready to pounce on any food that became available: One of these birds jumped up and took my mother's sandwich out of her h