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+== Bernie's brain backup for February 2008 ==
+
+=== Fri, 8th ===
+
+Back from diving.  I've seen plenty of small fish and medium fish, including the ClownFish (best known as Nemo).
+I had little luck with the big ones: I've seen only one shark, around 2.5 mt long, but it was really
+shy and ran away too quickly for me to follow.  Yes, sharks do not attack man.  If you know otherwise,
+you must have seen it in a movie.  No sea turtles for me, although my travel mates did see many and
+even touched them.
+
+I've also seen two dolphins, but those don't count because I was on board.  And, for
+some reason, they soon decided that we were uninteresting and swam away.
+
+But now for the amazing thing: during my night dive, *lots* of big fish came around us.
+I'm ashamed to admit I can't remember their name: they were mostly gray, as big as
+medium sized dogs, with a bump on their heads, and big lips.  They have learned to
+follow the torch lights at night.  They're absolutely not interested in us, only what our
+beams were pointing at.  Every once in a while, I'd spot a small fish in the dark, and
+the big ones would swim really quickly and smash it!  And then spit the little bones!
+So cool!
+
+We played like this for a while. Poor little fish! But those big ones ought to eat somehow,
+shouldn't they?
+
+The reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world for a reason.  A zoological
+garden underwater.  Highly recommended to divers and snorkelers.
+
+
+=== Thu, 7th ===
+
+I'm boarding on a ship to the GreatBarrierReef.  I'll be diving all day (and night!) to
+see the wonderful fish and coral.  As a secondary objective, I'll be doing an SSI
+advanced diving course.
+
+=== Wed, 6th ===
+
+==== Tropical paradise =====
+
+I just arrived in CairnsCity, a small town in the northern part of Queensland.
+The flight was AU$99 plus taxes (about AU$115):  you fly cheap in OZ!
+
+The climate here is clearly sub-tropical: very warm and wet even at 7AM.
+A rainforest surrounds the city. The sea is 28 degrees Celsius, even at night!
+
+=== Mon 4th ===
+
+==== Sydney ====
+
+I'm SydneyCity! :-)
+
+But the weather is crappy :-(
+
+I took a domestic flight from Melbourne to Sydney for just AU$79 plus the usual taxes.
+It rained all day, but the hostel is huge and has a covered swimming pool at the 8th floor.
+
+Finally, I managed to walk around the city.  The parks are as remarkable and well kept as those
+in London, but with sub-tropical vegetation.  The OperaHouse is as impressive as you would
+expect.  The bridge is even more impressive.  If you liked BridgeConstructionSet, you'd love
+this one!