Well we are here we have arrived welcome to 2012 !! I hope everyone survived the new year festivities all over the world !! The year in reflection has seen allot of changes happening in the tourism industry here in Cairns for 2011. I think prices on tours are starting to stabilize a little bit there has been allot of movement in prices over the last year which reflects the economic times felt by the industry. X-mass saw allot of people going out to the Great Barrier Reef with just about every tour boat full everyday over the X-mass New Year period !! Fantastic! It really does show the resilience of Cairns & The Great Barrier Reef. Cairns is a world class facility with amazing landscapes and natural beauty that is hard pressed to find in such concentration anywhere else in Australia. As the Bangkok post put it the World Wonder Down Under! its true everybody is welcome here in Cairns! the lifestyle of this Great Barrier Reef City continues to move forward with people flocking here from all over the world to see her iconic Gem The Great Barrier Reef! Happy New Year everybody ! Nemo says G’day Mate !

So many of the questions I get asked is are there sharks out on The Great Barrier Reef. The answer is yes of course there is but what are the main sharks people see when they take a snorkel or dive trip out to the Reef.

Well from making nearly 2oo dives of Cairns in the last 2 years the majority of my encounters have been with white and black tip reef sharks. These guys are shy very timid and will swim away when frightened.

So my reply to people when they ask the question are there sharks on the reef I say yes there are! make a wish when you see one you are lucky.

I made a 3 day live aboard out on the Reef last week with Pro-Dive Cairns they have a fantastic operation a great crew fantastic dive gear and really good quality sites out on the reefs from Cairns. Here is a little video diving at night just under the boat this little guy came in to say hello. Enjoy the video and where ever you are happy diving.

Watch the Video !!! I was working with Tourism Tropical North Queensland and Panasonic Lumix Cameras and a bunch of fantastic local adventure people on a fun little project, where invited to participate in the filming of the Lumix Adventure Film show casing Cairns & All the Adventurous things you can do here in The Adventure Capital Of Australia. Check out the video below:

Every year towards the end of November the Great Barrier Reef undergoes Coral Spawning. In relation to the tides the moon phase and the temperature of the water when everything matches up just right it begins. I plan to go out and try capture some action stay tuned will post up the footage.

Ok so whats been happening ! We have had allot of wind the last month or so and it has been a little rough! But guess what we have 10 knots the next week !!!! Yahoo. So its time to pull out the dive gear get it all ready because Tuesday where out on the Reef !! We are heading to Flynn, Milln and Pellow Reefs !! Awesome. So stay tuned video and photos to come ok

The Great Barrier Reef Cairns Australia

Scuba diving on the weekend Saturday 23rd July we came across this little dude !! Check him out just chillin with as we cruise around in the warm tropical waters of The Great Barrier Reef from Cairns.  Plongée Sous-marine Grande Barrière de Corail Saturday 23rd July 2011: Regarder la vidéo ici:

Well its been another week in Paradise, I’m sorry to all my buddies out there I know you love diving so I have put together a little video from last Saturday. We got up early Saturday morning and headed out to the famous S.S. Yongala! and wow this wreck is still my favorite dive in the whole world Half an hour from the beach and you are on the wreck, 30 meters down and you have fish, big fish all around you . A super big thank you to Steve Brady, Kath Cutler & Melanie Kriese for supplying the awesome snake video moment .. Check out the video below:

The beautiful blue skies and light sea breeze season is upon us at last !!! Wow this is the best season for the whole year ! The weather is so nice this time of year 28 degrees blue skies!! I was lucky enough to head out to the Great Barrier Reef yesterday in a De Havilland Beaver Float Plane with Cairns Sea Planes, what an awesome flight. We headed out over Green Island, Middle Cay, Michaelmas Cay and Upolo Cay about 30 minutes in total. I made a qucik little video with my iphone its a bit wobbly but will give you the idea check it out !!!! Thanks to Joel and all the crew at Cairns Sea Planes!!

The launch is coming soon !! Who will be Australia’s Greatest Adventurer ? Cairns & The Great Barrier Reef the Adventure Capital of Australia has it all and you will have a chance to come and experience at the Extreme Level !! Channel 7 National News Report Below:

Some fantastic news made the headlines today Cairns is receiving the recognition it deserves as being the Adventure Capital of Australia. With the support of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, Tourism Queensland and Tourism Australia, Cairns is receiving a much needed boost a shot in the arm as a huge promotional marketing campaign rolls out to find Australia’s Greatest Adventurer!!! Will it be you? Stay tuned as the official launch is coming and is open to anyone and everyone from all over Australia and the World !! You will go into the draw to win an awesome adventure of a life time to Cairns & The Great Barrier Reef !! The Adventure Capital of Australia !!

Click Here for a sneak media update from the Cairns Post Newspaper.

Image from the Cairns Post www.cairns.com.au

This is last Sunday what are you waiting for !! X-mass ….. Oprah ?? … Sorry shes not coming !!!  not to worry they dont know what they have missed …. we tried to tell em !!!

What a fantastic evening last night, a great turn out for The 2010 Queensland Multimedia Awards held at the Sebal International Hotel Cairns. I have to say a big big thank you to all the Judges and the Sponsors of the evening for Greenbuddy Won best Online Editorial Feature / News Story / Blog.

It is the first award for Greenbuddy and it is with a huge thank you to all the people that voted. I will continue to use Greenbuddy as a platform to show adventure travellers and people from all over the world that Cairns really is The Adventure Capital of Australia.

Clint Carroll - Winner Queensland Multimedia Awards 2010

Last week myself and 12 friends went out with Pro-Dive Cairns ………………. awesome awesome awesome The guys on the boats were so friendly to us, we had a super super time and the diving ……. absolutely unreal !!!! ….. I will have to give a super big thank you to all the staff and crew at Pro-Dive Cairns. They were so friendly super helpful and we had the best time of our lives as a big group this was the very best going away present for my friends!

If you are looking for a Learn to Dive PADI dive coarse here in Cairns visit the crew at Cairns Tour Advice the boys are all certified divers and scuba dive the reef at least once per week.

Another fantastic day out on The Great Barrier Reef, blue skies and sunshine are here. June, July, August, September are the best times of the whole year to be up here in Cairns, Australia. My favourite time of the whole year lots of music festivals the reef is looking amazing and well there are lots of travellers around to talk to. Allot of people have come up from Sydney, Perth and Melbourne there has been quite a cold snap down there so everyone is up here which is great. Visit the guys at Cairns Tour Advice & Booking Centre for tour information.

Clear Blue Warm Water

The Clown Fish Nemo is super famous around these parts.

Some great footage of Minke whales spotted on The Great Barrier Reef June 05th 2010 What a great bit of news form Silversonic out of Port Douglas. Scuba diving this time of year brings all sought’s of surprises it is definitely one of my favourite times of the year to dive.