Australia Day 13 - Cairns

We did a second day on Osprey V today. Unfortunately we went to the same two reefs as the previous day (when we booked online it seemed that they might switch it up from day to day) however I was feeling a lot more confident in the water so I was able to enjoy myself more.
Since we had been on the same boat the previous day we were able to change things around a bit to better suit us. This included trading in my pre-paid intro dive for stinger suit hire and Craig was able to get his intro dive in the afternoon instead of the morning - this meant he could dive at a different reef than yesterday and since the afternoon dives have had the morning experience they let you do a bit more on your own - you get to swim on your own (whereas in the morning you all have linked arms the entire time) and do a bit of exploring as long as you stay together. Craig really enjoyed this dive and was able to hold a sea cucumber and stick his hand in a giant clam (1 meter wide).
We bought a waterproof camera case on our way home from the boat last night so we were able to take photos while today, which was really fun.
After the day on the boat we showered and got all fancied up before going out for dinner at Ochre, a super fancy restaurant in downtown Cairns. I got the vegetarian platter which was quite good and had 5 different vegetarian dishes including green tea noodles - yum! Craig got a kangaroo with a sauce made from a local fruit. And we both finished our meal with a super tasty lemon myrtle pana cotta and a lemon myrtle tea - wow, was it ever good! We are now in the market for some lemon myrtle seasoning to bring back to Canada with us.