Thursday, May 1, 2025

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Dive In And Reeflect

Hi Everyone,

I had an incredible long weekend! After attending the beautiful Anzac Day services and marches, I decided to try something new and went canoeing with Outrigger Whitsundays. It was such a fantastic experience — I met a wonderful group of people, picked up a new skill, and relished the peace of being out on the water. A highlight was meeting Michelle, one of the instructors at the club, who shared that she’s an avid reader of Ruth 2 Reef. Her guidance and teaching were absolutely spectacular!

Having spent my Friday on the water, it was only natural for me to also spend my Sunday out on the beautiful whitsunday waters as one of the Hosts for Eco Barge's first clean up trip of the year!

It was a stunning day, made even more memorable by the sighting of a dolphin, and we managed to remove an impressive 197kg of rubbish from Saba Bay on Hook Island. It was disheartening to see the vast amount of debris littering such a pristine island, washed ashore by the sea. This experience serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need to reduce littering and safeguard our precious natural environments.

Happy reading!

Ruth

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