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+== Bernie's brain backup for February 2008 ==
+
+=== Sun, 25th ===
+
+==== Fosdem OLPC Team ====
+
+FosdemOlpcGroupTaggedSmall.jpg
+
+=== Sat, 9th ===
+
+==== Red Panda ====
+
+Today I visited the Cairns tropical zoo. They have this cute red panda:
+
+ http://www.wildlifearchives.com/images/red-panda.jpg
+
+And I could feed kangaroos and wallabies and even cuddle a koala! I have
+a picture to prove it, but it's not digital.
+
+==== Photos ====
+
+Arnd has flickr'd a few photos form our visit to the HealsvilleSanctuary:
+
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22355135@N05/sets/72157603863399336/
+
+I like this one with the both of us caressing a Wallaby:
+
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22355135@N05/2241324490/in/set-72157603863399336/
+
+=== Fri, 8th ===
+
+==== So long, and thanks for all the fish! ====
+
+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 ===
+
+==== Crusade on the reef ====
+
+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.
+
+http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG
+
+=== 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 rain forest surrounds the city. The sea is 28 degrees Celsius, even at night!
+
+http://www.destination360.com/australia-south-pacific/australia/images/s/australia-cairns.jpg
+
+=== 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!
+
+=== Sun 3rd ===
+
+==== Zoo ====
+
+Along with a bunch of other hackers from the LCA, we went to the HealsvilleSanctuary zoological garden.
+They had all the "usual" animals: kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats, along with the Tasmanian devil
+and many others.
+
+The kangaroos were not protected by a fence, but they were too scared to come close to us
+and would just jump away when we got too close.
+
+One wallaby, instead, liked being caressed on the head. They are peaceful animals,
+very much like grown up rabbits, but with a big tail, clever little forehands and... of course, a pouch :-)
+
+http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Bennetwallaby.jpg
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