Australia’s Ningaloo Reef is the perfect place for a thrilling swim with the world’s largest fish
“They only reach speeds of three miles an hour. Not fast, in the scheme of things,” says marine biologist guide Natalie Yeates. In the scheme of things, perhaps. But, when a creature about the length of a double-decker bus swims straight towards you, three miles an hour feels pretty zippy.
“Remember to swim once you’re in the water,” Natalie adds, addressing our group of 10. Like a wet suited queue of lemmings, snorkels in mouths, we wait to slip off our boat in Australia’s Ningaloo Reef. “It sounds daft, but some people forget to move; these fish don’t hang around.”
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