While the brave team from the "GIVE A DAMN" movie were surviving a plane crash, I was vacationing with my family in Australia.  We went to see (and snorkle) the Great Barrier Reef (while it is still around!).  So instead of posting at Conversant, I'd basically "gone fishin'" for the summer.

I had no idea how substantial a catch awaited us. This photo of me snorkeling with a Hump Head Maori Wrasse hasn’t been altered in any way. Yes, the fish really do grow that big on the Great Barrier Reef. Yes, their colors really are that vibrant. While I look like a stuffed sausage in my swimshirt, the wrasse lopes along with such presence.

According to the marine biologist on board our boat, this gentle wrasse is about 40 or 50 years old and STILL GROWING. When my kids spotted it, they choose to swim the other way! This is just one of the amazing sights we encountered Down Under.