I met some great people during my liveaboard in Australia. When saying our goodbyes we jokingly said “Let’s dive the Maldives next year!” Well, it wasn’t a joke for two of us, and 11 months later Colin and I found ourselves aboard a giant, luxurious boat in Maldives. Overall the diving wasn’t as impressive as Australia or New Zealand. In fact, Maldives is way down on my list of favorite places to dive. However, the boat, people, and gorgeous atolls made this a very memorable trip.
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New Zealand’s most popular destination is undoubtedly Milford Sound. The rain forest and dramatic cliffs leading into dark, ominous water gives it a sense of mystery. Being one of the wettest places on Earth, it can be difficult to catch this beauty on a clear day. However, its uniqueness is visible even at the cloudiest of times. A rainy day means less visibility but more beautiful waterfalls. I was fortunate enough to visit Milford Sound twice while in New Zealand. Once was to scuba dive the mysterious cold water, and the second time was to take a traditional boat tour. Both visits had their own charm and Milford Sound is certainly a treasure that everyone should experience.
The first thing I wanted to do in Australia was go diving, so I flew into Cairns. The Great Barrier Reef is on many a-diver’s bucketlist, and it was time to check it off mine. When I first began to research diving the Great Barrier Reef I was disappointed to hear that the amount of people travelling to the reef was beginning to show. The charters were big tourist traps and the reef was slowly being destroyed. This worried me, because if I went all the way to the Great Barrier Reef I wanted to do it right. So I spent lots of precious time looking up the best possible way to go diving.
During my research I came across a well-setup website with lots of helpful Great Barrier Reef dive information. They also had a toll-free US number, which many other sites did not have. After trying to narrow down my options I needed help with the final decision. I played phone tag for a few days, but finally got in contact with Joel. I told him my concerns and what I was looking for. An hour later he emailed me several options I might be interested in, and highlighted two that he would specifically recommend. He was extremely helpful and I decided to go with Mike Ball Dive Expeditions 3 night Fly/Dive Cod Hole.
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