Hello there,
My bf and I are travelling to Australia to visit my sister and her husband for the first time this September. Our original plans were to visit Sydney where they live, as well as Ayers Rock and the Great Reef probably out of Cairns.
However with the flooding and now the cyclone, I'm wondering if we should postpone the reef visit. We really want to go, but we don't want to go if the water is murky and the area is severely damaged. My sister will be there for a least the next 5 years so we could theoretically go to the reef when we visit again. Then again I've also read online that 3 years after pollution/flooding is when some spiny starfish invade the reef, so I'm concerned I may be worse off waiting.
Any suggestions?
My bf and I are travelling to Australia to visit my sister and her husband for the first time this September. Our original plans were to visit Sydney where they live, as well as Ayers Rock and the Great Reef probably out of Cairns.
However with the flooding and now the cyclone, I'm wondering if we should postpone the reef visit. We really want to go, but we don't want to go if the water is murky and the area is severely damaged. My sister will be there for a least the next 5 years so we could theoretically go to the reef when we visit again. Then again I've also read online that 3 years after pollution/flooding is when some spiny starfish invade the reef, so I'm concerned I may be worse off waiting.
Any suggestions?