I learned something fascinating this week...

When a diving mammal (e.g. whales) dives down they exhale. The oxygen they survive on when under water for all that time, is stored inside their cells, muscle in particular.

Simply fascinating.

And, I have made a decision. a big one. I am going to volunteer for the Kakapo conservation project of COD Fish Island, just of the coast of Stuart Island. You have to be super super fit...eight hour hikes up hill, no path ways, just through virgin forest, carrying packs weighing upwards of 15 kilos each.

One of the jobs I would love involves camping alone in the forest, watching a nest day and night, you know,m just to make sure the birds are doing okay.

It would be awesome!!!

But, there is no way on Gods green Earth that I could do it at the moment. I mean... I'm a hippo. Guess I'm off to find out about gym memberships this weekend.