I was a workingholidaymaker in Australia and was spending some time in Cairns. I had never wanted to go scuba diving and was quite intimitated with the idea of going under water several metres deep. Then I went white water rafting and got a free ticket to Fizroy Island, this paradise island an hour or two from Cairns. I don’t know what happened to me, but as I get off the ferry I walked straight into a dive shop and signed up for an introductory dive and good totally hooked! I was still scared when we were swimming in the sea and ready to dive but as soon as I was under water I relaxed and got immensed with the silent world there. It was amazing and I felt like one with all the creatures there. The same evening I came back to Cairns, signed up for a dive course on a live aboard ship on the Great Barrier Reef. Now I am an open water diver and ready to take it to dive master level. Well, got a bit off the topic, but this was my first time there and first time diving. Truely recommend it to everyone!