| | View from Jason's porch at the Beach Club resort on Hamilton Island |
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| | L on a tightrope bridge over one of the resort pools on Hamilton Island |
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| | one of the many lovely resort pools |
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| | J and L walking the beach at low-tide |
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| | The Wild Cockatoo: Public Enemy #1 on Hamilton |
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| | L feeding the cockatoos banana chips! |
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| | Not supposed to feed em, but it's impossible not to! |
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| | A view from the Beach Club lounge |
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| | A Seagull choking down a donut he stole from J's plate! SeaGULP! |
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| | Vegemite! Breakfast of champions |
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| | L talking with a Too at the Fauna Park (FP) on Hamilton Island |
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| | An elderly croc at the FP |
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| | Cockatoo Capers bird show! |
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| | J feeding a wallaby as a jealous cockatoo bites his arm! |
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| | Cute little Lorikeets! ("Laurel-keets") |
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| | J pours bird seed all over a sleeping wombat to see what happens |
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| | Dazed wombat wakes up, surrounded by Toos, shakes seed off, and goes back asleep |
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| | J and L with a cute,sleepy koala named Gumnut. J is holding a koala's BUTT!!! |
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| | Jason & Laurel at the Beach Club pool |
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| | Aboriginal welcome at the start of the science conference |
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| | Songs and dances of the natives of this island region were performed |
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| | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon, installed on the mock-rover. |
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| | This rover was driven in behind Dr. Harrison Schmitt, only geologist on the moon |
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| | Our poster: Origin and Evolution of the UCLA AstroBiology Society |
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| | drinks w/ old & new friends: L, Susan & Mark, Steve & Geena, Eliz... |
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| | time to eat drink and be merry (and talk astronomy!?) |
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| | The whole crew, joined by Geoff & Sus |
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| | Jason & Laurel w/ Geoff Marcy, UCLA alumnus & discoverer of extra-sol... |
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| | Our favorite bird: the LAUGHING KOOKABURRA! |
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| | The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) Evening event. |
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| | NAI and Bioastronomy dignitaries, notice our poster in the back! |
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| | The evening showcased NAI technology and research groups |
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| | Laurel chats with Dr. Baruch Blumberg, NAI director and Nobel prize winner! |
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| | Laurel and Jason back on the rover, this time on Mars, and with more action! |
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| | Jason obeys traffic signs |
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| | breathtaking view from the top of the island |
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| | This picture taken by Simon Conway Morris! |
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| | Edna Devore from the SETI Institute talks on science and evolution in teaching |
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| | Frank Drake talks about progress made since previous Bioastronomy meetings |
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| | Party time after the gala dinner! |
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| | Custom worlds adorned every table. This one may have been Marcyland! |
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| | The island bar! Where you can enjoy drinks from inside the pool! |
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| | Some last splendid moments on the beach before departure |
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| | A final look back at Hamilton Island from the plane back to Sydney |
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| | L&J in front of the famous Sydney Opera House |
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| | Australian Flag, Opea House, and Harbor Bridge |
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| | The elusive duck-billed platypus. Rare egg-laying mammal. Look at him go! |
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| | This was the spectacular view of the city from the zoo's terrific bird show! |
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| | For the love of god!! McOUTBACK BURGER!! |
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