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Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Australia

Finding Nemo, Dory et al.

By Very Long Weekend

January 23^rd, 2017

does this stinger suit make my butt look big?

What about the snorkel?

We flew from Sydney to Cairns so that we could snorkel the Great Barrier Reef. We went with a smaller charter that goes to parts of the outer reef that aren't as overcrowded (namely Hastings Reef, several locations on the reef itself).

Very bumpy boat ride on the way out, but amazing sights down below the surface.

Sadly a lot of the coral on the reef is bleached due to global warming. It's technically still alive so it could still go back to its original color should the temperatures cool down a bit...but in today's political environment it'll take more than a miracle for that to happen. And time isn't on our side.

With that said, we had an awesome day out...and the side benefit to the stinger suit: no sunburns!

Nemo! Also, this anemone looks like a badly drawn shark

Blue Parrot

Striped Surgeon

Vast expanse of (mostly bleached) coral

It's like being in a Pixar film

The #scubasteve look is SO hot right now

Footnotes

Shot on GoPro Hero 5 Black

FootNotes

Shot on GoPro Hero 5 Black

© 2026 Very Long Weekend

Japan: Tokyo, Pt.2

Temples, robots and more friends. (Oh, and food too).

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Cherry blossoms, friends and food. Lots of food.

Just chilling.

Part IV: Ending on a high note

Part III: Milford Sound, the 8th Wonder

Part II: The West Coast

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