Intro

Introduction
Our family has moved halfway around the world to Sydney Australia for me to crunch numbers in another hemisphere. This blog will document our travels and provide enough number crunching to satisfy your wildest dreams. It may even give you a feel for the authentic Aussie life, which consists of drinking Fosters all day and eat blooming onions at every meal (I have already offended my mates here with that comment). I named this blog Life on the penal colony because Australia was where convicts of the British Empire were sent during the late 18th and 19th centuries (History). They were critical in building up Sydney to what it is today (cheap labor). As you can see Sydney is a far cry from any remnant of colonial life, in 2009 Sydney was ranked as the 2nd most expense as well as rich city in the world ($$), it reminds me of Randolph County, NC in so many ways (now I have offended my mates at home). If there is anything you would like to see more of or any questions please let me know.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Scuba diving in Great Barrier Reef

Recently in our trip to Port Douglas we took a day boat tour to the Great Barrier Reef. It was about an hour long boat ride from the coast.  Going to the reef has been something we have been dreaming about doing for some time, and it really lived up to all the hype. It is one of the 7 wonders of the natural world and the only living thing visible from space. With over 1800 miles of reef there are some of the most beautiful fish and coral gardens in the world. Brooke and I were able to do our first dive ever here in the reef. It was incredibly beautiful. We got a case for our camera and took it with us. Though the quality is not very good you can get an idea for some of the things we were able to see.  We spent all day at the reef but it didn't feel like enough time. 


A huge fish introduces himself before we go diving.



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