Sunrise out at the coral sea

2012/08/24 | Travel

EUR_9388sonnysee-ing as we are out at sea, just had to get up early for a sunrise shot, I was hoping for some magic
EUR_9398sonnyMoon and venus still in the sky
EUR_9407sonnyas we bop up and down on the sea, it slowly gets lighter in the sky
EUR_9411sonnyEvan makes the trip up on deck from a warm bed as well
EUR_9426sonnylooking south, the passage between Fitzroy Island and the mainland
EUR_9442sonnyslowly
EUR_9453sonnyslowly
EUR_9456sonnycoming out, but small band of cloud on horizon still blocking sun light
EUR_9458sonnyhere she is
EUR_9461sonnylook at those golden rays, love this light, always short lived, always spectacular
EUR_9463sonnyMagic 🙂
EUR_9468sonnyI think this is my first sunrise from a boat
EUR_9472sonnyIndia on deck as well, wearing my jacket as it is a bit nippy this early with the seabreeze
EUR_9485sonnyloving how the light is playing on the waves surface
EUR_9490sonnywould like to do this again ( but on the reef this time )
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EUR_9516sonnyseabreeze is starting up early again , so we motor back to Fitzroy Island to seek protection from the seabreeze
EUR_9518sonnyAnd heading to Shark Fin bay
EUR_9524sonnylook at those faces, longing for a hot shower I bet
EUR_9525sonnybut no, let's snorkel before breakfast 🙂
EUR_9527sonnyIndia, the trooper that she is, is first in
EUR_9528sonnyhehehe, look at that facial expression, she's awake now 🙂
EUR_9530sonnydespite that, others soon follow
EUR_9536sonnyafter breakfast, a whale was spotted about a kilometer away, so the captain sets course, and slowly motors towards it, to get a better look at it
EUR_9550sonnyJacqui spots it
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EUR_9544sonnyunfortunatly as we slowly and respectfully nudge closer, another fishing boat heading out to the reef went a little too fast too close and scared the whale away.

see-ing as we are out at sea, just had to get up early for a sunrise shot, I was hoping for some magic Moon and venus still in the sky as we bop up and down on the sea, it slowly gets lighter in the sky Evan makes the trip up on deck from a […]

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