No. 15

Thanks to you, faithful readers, today I reached the No. 15 spot on the Top 50 Wildcard Leaderboard! Just one week ago, I was hanging out around No. 27, or was it No. 28? I can't remember, because the momentum has been unbelievable! I can't thank you enough for being with me on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Your thousands of votes and faith in my dope (thanks, Randy Jackson!) caretaker skills are so encouraging to me, and oh.so.humbling. 

What a fun ride this has been, eh? Well, it's not over yet! We've got six more days of crazy wildcard voting, cocktail party fundraisers for the Great Barrier Reef, video blogs, meeting with the other contestants, radio shows, newspaper articles and... traveling*. 

Next steps: please tell a friend - No wait! Make that 20 friends! - about the Great Barrier Reef... and while you're at it, slip in a quick mention about this whole Best Job in the World shebang. How high in the rankings can I go? It's up to you!

T-minus 6 days and counting. Let's do this.

*Travel details to come en route Thursday.