X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FebruaryBlog;fp=FebruaryBlog;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hp=c2158e8d93921d8d5754786f267b4cd13a746bd4;hb=93c70a2e9b211662033c967a1178a0eb7968822b;hpb=20332db49d81018287a68bce389d75c6088e7207 diff --git a/FebruaryBlog b/FebruaryBlog deleted file mode 100644 index c2158e8..0000000 --- a/FebruaryBlog +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -== 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 \ No newline at end of file