"We are designed to be in nature and to be living in nature, and it feels right for us,"Ms Holmes said.
"It's not about time, it's not about Monday to Friday, it's 'What's the tide doing, what's the weather doing?' and then we plan around that,"she said.
"It's great to slow down and find peace and comfort in yourself,"she said.
"I don't think Lukas will ever see what we saw when we started five years ago, the reef isn't the same."
"I always had a dream of doing it again and this job came up, and lucky enough, we applied for it and got it,"he said.
"I hope that [this experience] carries with him and he's a steward for the environment and the ocean, and he has this ingrained sense of respect and love for the environment,"Ms Holmes said.
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