On Thursday my mom and I went on a day trip out to the Great Barrier Reef. This is the Largest Reef in the world and it can be seen from space (Therefore, it was easy, an totally cool, for me to see is when we flew into Cairns). It was a two-hour boat ride out to the Reef. We had two stops today the first was at Oyster Reef. Here we saw lots of fish and the most beautiful coral. There was even blue coral that looked out of place but was fascinating. We even saw a HUGE sting ray but it did not have a tail so there was no chance of getting stung.
After lunch on the boat we traveled to Upolu Cay, which is a sand island that is only a few yards wide, surrounded by spots of reef. Here my mom and I took a glass bottom boat ride. We saw some GIANT Clams that closed up when the boat traveled over it.
Here I am with the reef behind me:
All in all the Great Barrier Reef is an AMAZING natural wonder that deserves to be protected.
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