Get Paid for Blogging about the Great Barrier Reef?

NPR, my favorite source for all news (including learning about the Flight of the Conchords on HBO), reported on what may be the most fun way of earning a lot of money in a short amount of time.



Apparently, the Government of Queensland, Australia is offering a short six month contract for exploring the islands on the Great Barrier Reef. You get to snorkel, scuba dive, island hop, and blog about your adventures -- all for $100,000 US! Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me.

And for those of you who read Battered Suitcases, you'll see that Chris & I could already be on our way to earning money blogging about the GBR. In fact, friends of ours, based on our experience, are doing the exact same trip that we did this spring for their sabbatical. I think we deserve a finders' fee!

In any case, since NPR reported on this job (at the time only 150 people had applied), the "Best Job in the World Website" has reportedly become overloaded.