Bart Bear's Blog

There is something special about sitting on a beach on a tropical island and seeing your cruise ship anchored in the bay. This is the Captain Cook ship "Reef Endeavour" that took us on our Barrier Reef cruise two years ago. It is anchored off Fitzroy Island near Cairns. Fitzroy is a special island to my oldies because it is where thay had their first holiday together, way back in the days before me. It is where Mum first snorkelled over coral, and where she got some great photos of manta rays so close that she could touch them. Back in those days Fitz was a low-key resort island. Now it is being turned into an up-market one. I will see it again when the oldies next cruise the reef. Hopefully small bears will still be allowed to visit and check for mantas.

Labels: Barrier Reef, boats, Captain Cook, cruising, Queensland