When I’m Island Caretaker (3)

When I am living and blogging on Hamilton Island as caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef, I will take seriously my duties as “caretaker.” What do I mean by this?
I mean I will soak up every possible experience, take advantage of every minute, revel in the opportunities extended!
I mean I will spend every day very ACTIVELY–exploring the Islands on the ground, in the sea, and by air!
I mean I will share these adventurers and explorations in regular blog posts chock full of stories and images!
I mean I will motivate people to come to the Great Barrier Reef!
I mean I will inspire people to take care of their own backyards–and in the process, take care of everyone’s backyard!
Go here to see my video and what I mean.
While there’s a lot to be said for serendipity, I intend to have a rigorous schedule in order to experience as much as possible and to convey it by blog post, video, audio, and photographs.
After all, it is a JOB and I didn’t get from Mexico to Canada backpacking by sitting around the lake in camp all day, if you know what I mean.
By the time I get to Hamilton Island July 1, with advice from Queensland Tourism, I will have organized a rough itinerary–and developed a schedule for blog posts with special features each day of the week to keep people coming back to the site on a regular basis. Just like now, I am sure I will want to blog every day because that’s what I am–a blogger! And isn’t that what they’re looking for? Someone to blog about the Great Barrier Reef with passion and wit and with adventures galore to write about?
I know the most busiest days on blogs is early in the week, with most bloggers experiencing their highest stats on Mondays. So it makes sense to have a good, solid, post ready and up on Sunday Queensland time for Monday readers. Each week of 26 weeks would feature something different, and each post on a different topic. Each week would also offer ways that folks back home can help to protect the planet and the Great Barrier.
And that’s what I REALLY mean by caretaking–engaging people’s hearts, minds, and souls so that they are committed to helping to save the planet and the reef by actions they can take at home.
I want the reef and the natural world to be around in its stunningly rich diversity for ever.
(photo of Hammocks on Dunk Island Beach by JC Brown69; image found here.)
Cool bananas. I’m looking forward to it greatly.
Awesome! Here’s mine, it rocks- literally!
http://www.islandreefjob.com/#/applicants/watch/kQzXTMfDLpA
-P
I submitted a video that literally rocks. Check it out.
http://www.islandreefjob.com/#/applicants/watch/kQzXTMfDLpA
Googd luck.
Hey if you watn to picnh any of my Hamilton photos go ahead. would love a link back to which site you took it from though …
http://www.hamiltonisland.org
http://www.aaahamiltonisland.com
I own both sites ( among others ) and they are all my photos so go ahead – if you want any more pics I have heaps of really cool wide angle pics, beach pics with polaroid filter in front of it etc etc
PaulfromQLD
Very nice!
Paul, that is so generous of you to offer! I am sure I will take you up on it–very soon! Thank you!