We got up and got organised to go on our cruise - we had a fair bit of stuff with all our wetsuits and snorkeling gear. We gave Caitlin 1/2 a 'kwell' as she has been sea sick in the past. We left the Marina at 8.30am on the smaller boat of their fleet which we were pleased about because we would be on the pontoon with 40 other people rather than 140. Lady Musgrave Island is a coral cay situated 32 nautical miles off shore. The boat ride took nearly two hours and there was a little bit of wind and about 1 metre of swell causing a few queasy passengers. When we got to the pontoon we had morning tea and were then taken by glass-bottom boat through the marine park to the island. We saw a couple of turtles on the way over at the "turtle cleaning station" where they rest and allow the rass fish to give them a clean - very cool. Caitlin is very keen on seeing turtles and was very excited to get a brief glimpse. Once at the island we went on a guided nature walk through the Pisonia forest and learnt about the various birds that nest here including the Noddy Tern. Back on the pontoon we had some lunch and went on the semi-submarine which was a little disappointing - very noisy and difficult to see much out of the windows. We were pretty keen to get into our wetsuits and do some snorkelling. The snorkelling around the lagoon was great and the kids also got to use the view-board. We saw loads of fish and coral but no turtles. They both had a good go at snorkeling but still got a little cold even with their wetsuits on. The boat trip back was a lot smoother. We got back just as the sun was setting. I took the kids for a shower while Rick picked up a pizza for dinner.
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