Great Barrier Reef Birthday On Lady Musgrave Island

It is my belief that to come upwards to Australia, allow lone alive inward Commonwealth of Australia for whatsoever length of time, as well as neglect to see the Great Barrier Reef would last unthinkable. Moving from Queensland to Western Commonwealth of Australia express opportunities significantly, as well as thence imagine my delight when the chance to pass my birthday on Lady Musgrave Island presented itself.

Located on the outer southern Great Barrier Reef, Lady Musgrave Island is the highest indicate of a coral cay. The residual of the cay forms a band to a greater extent than or less the isle providing a natural lagoon filled with fish and, because the H2O is as well as thence sheltered, some magnificent coral. Obviously nosotros had come upwards to dive.

SCUBA Diving

We were a flake miffed to take away heed the dive boat had broken down, limiting us to diving the lagoon but nosotros weren’t going to come upwards all this means as well as non dive. Initially at that topographic point was a lot of sand due to the numpties diving with us, but in i lawsuit nosotros got moving that cleared as well as at that topographic point were some peachy coral bommies to explore as well as lots of fish including some characteristically territorial clown anemonefish (Nemos). We didn’t consider whatsoever large materials but nosotros did consider a turtle. In all honesty I don’t intend nosotros would select to dive the lagoon in i lawsuit again but nosotros would last keen to depository fiscal establishment friction match out the outer reef.

Island Walk

The daytripper boat moors at a fixed pontoon inward the lagoon as well as thence nosotros took a boat to the isle to receive got a hold off around. We were transferred over inward a drinking glass bottom boat that had a sparse layer of H2O over the drinking glass resulting inward much entertainment when i tourist dropped her shoe onto the drinking glass as well as believed it lost forever… (any boat with huge foursquare holes inward the hull simply wouldn’t run would it?!)

Disembarking the drinking glass bottom boat on Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia

 

We walked through the island’s wood as well as the guide told us most the Muttonbirds that inhabit the island. Somewhat bizarrely, snubbing the natural beauty of this coral isle paradise, these weird birds dig burrows underground. 

We walked dorsum along the beach as well as were shown the body of body of water cucumbers lurking inward the shallows.

Introduction to body of body of water cucumbers, Lady Musgrave Island, Australia

It is possible to army camp on the isle but at that topographic point are no amenities as well as thence y'all take away to conduct absolutely everything, drinking H2O beingness peculiarly important. We wanted to receive got a hold off at the camping ground surface area because nosotros were considering camping ground inward the future, but were firmly told daytrippers were non allowed inward the camping ground area.

Pontoon activities

Lunch was a buffet of mutual frigidness meats, salads, staff of life as well as a yummy fruit platter. Following that nosotros took the semi submersible tour of the lagoon. The large windows offered peachy views of the coral as well as fish that would delight non-divers as well as nervous snorkellers. The principal argue nosotros were impressed was the lack of collisions. The semi-submersible is a fairly chunky craft!

Semi Submersible vessel tour of Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia

 

Back on the pontoon nosotros were invited to snorkel from the swim platforms nether the watchful oculus of a lifeguard. I suspect she was at that topographic point to save the life of the reef every bit much every bit those exploring it, which is a skilful affair really. I wasn’t a large fan of the shrill whistle-blowing method of reprimanding the snorkellers that went astray though.

Swim platform on the pontoon, Lady Musgrave, Queensland, Australia

Tea as well as coffee, cakes as well as biscuits were plentiful as well as at that topographic point were bottles of sunscreen fixed to a greater extent than or less the pontoon. Despite slathering cream onto myself earlier departing, at regular intervals throughout the twenty-four hours as well as seeking refuge inward the shade when I could, I nonetheless managed to commence awkward tan lines. I was glad non to laissez passer the axe though as well as thence ignore the suncream at your ain risk!

The pontoon supplied snorkeling gear as well as the other activities were available if y'all wanted to produce them or y'all could ignore them as well as pass the whole twenty-four hours bum-up inward the lagoon. I enjoyed the liberty to brand the twenty-four hours your own, despite beingness at that topographic point with a boat total of other people.

Lady Musgrave Cruises boat moored amongst the pontoon, Queensland, Australia

Daytrips depart the Town of 1770 each day. Lady Musgrave Cruises also operate a bus transfer from Bundaberg as well as Gladstone. The boat trip to Lady Musgrave lagoon takes most an hr as well as a one-half inward each direction. 

For me, visiting Lady Musgrave Island was a lovely birthday treat. Have y'all e'er been taken anywhere for your birthday? Where did y'all go?

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