Scuba Diving - the great Barrier Reef

The standard Aussie early morning and it's a staggered start as different members of our room head to their boat day trips, we leave and head to the boat. It's a big sailing yacht however there is now wind so we use the motor to take us out to the reef, on the way the supply snacks and every so often do briefings for the variety of activities to occur later including ours on how to use the scuba equipment, there are pretty much just two things to remember:
1- Keep breathing
2- Never hold your breath
About 2 ½ hours later we are at the first reef, first group to go so camera ready and strapped to arm, before having the instructor place the tank and goggles on us, always good to get the priorities right. We are led to the back before the small step of faith, we hold a rope around 1m underwater and go through the safety procedures and hand signals before he puts his thumbs down (go down?) I am loving it so can't wait to see the reef so give the OK and away we go. The instructor had us lock arms but within 5 minutes turned and held up a card saying let go and stay close, we agreed and we  started to roam free.
The fish were amazing and didn't seem bothered by us at all, happily drifting around or just going a little further into the reef out of our reach, even the reef itself was enticing some coral being sharp when others such as sponges so soft to touch as they waves in the currents.

The colours of them all were so great, unfortunately the water has created a blue hue on all the screen shots I have taken from the videos.
Back on the top then we sail to another spot and go for a second dive, this time it's a little longer and not quite so deep although the instructor has forgotten his watch telling him how much air is left so has to occasionally swim back to me and check my tank pressure. The second dive is equally amazing and goes by just as quickly as the first. We surface and jump back in the boat although before we head off I go for a quick snorkel while they call everyone back before we aim back to land all shattered from the swimming and many with sunburns to go with their day on a boat.