cairns, australia?

[Wendy]

There was a post today on scubadiving.com's nmessage board about someones bad experience with a dive op there, you might want to read it. It was too long to post here.

 

[voln]

Originally posted by kelpmermaid
I suspect that it is: http://www.redochregrill.com.au/rest.html

Yes! Good to know it's still there.

And Paula I was there in March/April - it was fairly hopping (probably somewhere between TexasMike's and Metridium's experiences)

 

[zimm]

I loved it. I did a two tank day dive last year on the GBR and it was incredible. Super vis and awesome wildlife. The giant clams were my favorite, they have a purple velvet looking liner. I saw a big barracuda right after I ran out of film.

The town is tourist based and has a great nightlife and lots of restaurants.

 

[divadiver]

I totally agree that the diving further north is better than outside of Cairns...spending 3 1/2 hours to get out to dive sites made for a long day so the liveaboard was well worth it. I recommend spending time in the Daintree. As for Cairns....very much a tourist town ... the farmers market in the center of town held Friday to Sunday was great. Also the botanic garden was a nice diversion. Another toursit town that provided some interest and shopping is Kuranda...you can take a gondola up and an historic train back. They do know how to handle tourists!

 

[Stone]

Here's a picture of a GBR clam