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Subject: Re: Where to experience The Reef Posted on: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:14:08 +0100

Hi,

> Cairns probably, though maybe Airlie Beach if you're a beginner. The boats
> there are more setup for beginners than experienced divers. You also might

I don't know about Cairns - never been there - but I do know that oh so
many new PADI divers are trained there. Seems somehow unlikely they
would not cater for beginners as well as they do in Airlie - so what
makes you say that? That said...

> want to check out the wreck of the Yongala out of Townsville. You'll see
> far more fish on that than any reef dive.

... I would agree with the choice of Townsville. Though for the Yongala
the OP will have to do a deep dive as he only has a OW license (18m, the
Yongala lies between 22 and 30). And I don't think the Yongala is
suitable for beginners - they took us out there when I did my AOW and I
found the high swell and strong current pretty frightening. It was my
8th dive.

Cheers,
Ralph

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