jor@drutx.UUCP (RemJO) (11/22/85)
I just returned from a diving vacation in Australia and the diving was incredible. Visibility was 100 plus and the water temperature around 80 degrees. I went on a 10 day trip on a 55 foot yaht. Since the best diving we did was on reefs in the Northern Coral Sea I recommend a minimum of 8 days since it takes a day to get out and another day to get back. I saved around $1800 by booking with a local (not advertized nationally) outfit as compared to the Dive Australia and Sea & Sea dive packages that are easier to get information on. I highly recommend the Boat I went on which was built and run by: Peter Wright 9 Balzer Close Cairns, Australia 4870 Ph (011) 70 53-4152 The Scheherazade carries a maximum of 6 passengers, his wife is an excellent cook. Sea Life is plentiful, all forms of tropical fish, large groupers, moray eels, lion fish, turtles, white tip and reef sharks. You can do day trips out of Port Douglas going up to the Ribbon Reefs. Joel Rem (303) 538-1418 AT&T ISL Denver, CO