Remoras

Four remoras (shark suckers) attached themselves to Lauren's leg on the first dive at Osprey, and stayed for the entire dive. Their raspy mouths felt quite interesting, but didn't actually hurt at all :)

Australia's Great Barrier Reef

June 15th 2008
While Simon was exploring deep, dark wrecks near Sydney, Lauren flew north to Townsville where she met her friend Sabrina (who is studying there this semester). The dynamic duo (of MSC 201 and University of Miami Science Diving) reunited with a bang and had a night out on the town, then got up at 5am to catch a bus to Cairns. Cairns is much more Australian feeling than Sydney, with a relaxed and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Great Barrier Reef

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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