Reef - World's Best - 22nd February 2010

Great Barrier Reef prized above the best in the world

A diver from the UK is full of awe after winning an all-expenses trip to dive the Great Barrier Reef. Laurence Templeton and his wife Debbie spent four days diving Osprey Reef and its surrounds on the Spirit of Freedom as part of their $10,000 prize.

They rated the Reef as one of the world's seven natural wonders when they returned to to Cairns.

"The coral was absolutely beautiful, the most beautiful I've ever seen, and the variety, I haven't seen that much variety," he said.

The couple from Guildford in Surrey have dived around the world including Central America, Turkey, Kenya, Zanzibar, the Red Sea and the Caribbean, but they rate the Great Barrier Reef as the best.

The Templeton's prize included two return flights from London to Cairns and four nights accommodation on the Spirit of Freedom as well as three nights in Cairns.

More than 2000 people entered the competition, which was highlighted in a co-operative industry brochure printed and distributed throughout the UK.

Extract from the Cairns Weekend Post 20-2-10

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