Hello all

Hey guys,
here are a few highlights from the past few days:

-Diving on the great barrier reef.  I went out on a day dive (2 dives) on the outer reef from Cairns, up in the north.  It was crappy weather, but still fantastic diving.  Definitely worth the money.  My dive buddy was a cool guy from the UK that had been diving for 35 years, mostly as a Navy and then Marines diver.  His favorite dive was dry suit diving in Antarctica.

-Going up to Cape Tribulation and seeing what is believed to be the world's oldest continually existing rainforest.  Had a lot of fun up there.

-Got to do a tropical fruit tasting.  This consisted of 10 fruits that can't be shipped outside of the tropics, as they only last a couple of days or bruise too easily or something else.  They were really, really cool and unusual.  Some of them we do get in the states, but tasting nothing like what a fresh one tastes like.

-Oh, and I don't think I've written about the rugby match yet.  The Wallabies thumped the Springboks 30-13!  It was such and exciting match to be at, I had a lot of fun.  It is much better going to a rugby match than an American football match, as this doesn't have any of the breaks between every single stupid play.  I still love American football, but it's just a sport better enjoyed on TV.  The Australia-New Zealand game will be in Melbourne while I'm there...I'm definitely considering going....

One week left!  I'll try to put a few last updates on before I'm done.