I saw this on Yahoo news. It sounds like a pretty sweet gig. Australia is paying someone to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef and watch an island. It's all part of a plan to boost tourism. Too bad I don't have great swimming skills otherwise it sounds way tempting. Thought I'd share because the article was pretty cool.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090113/od_afp/lifestyleaustraliatourismoffbeat_20090113032028
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090113/od_afp/lifestyleaustraliatourismoffbeat_20090113032028