Brit Ben begins the "best job in the world"
Lucky Ben Southall who landed what was described as "The best job in the world" today started his six-month contract.
As caretaker of Hamilton Island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Ben will go scuba-diving to check on marine life, and write a blog about his experiences.
The 34-year-old from Hampshire also gets to live in a three bedroom beach home with its own swimming pool and golf cart to get around on.
If you didn't hate him enough already wait for this, he will get £75,000 for his troubles and is only expected to work 12 hours per month.
Ben was picked by Tourism Queensland for the role and beat off more than 35,000 applicants from around the world.Speaking yesterday Ben said: "The adventure starts here…its been a long time coming and the last six weeks have been a real taster of what the next six months hold.
"What they haven’t given me though is an understanding of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef and the experiences they hold for me.
"The anticipation and excitement are building and tomorrow I finally head out to my new residence at the Blue Pearl on Hamilton Island to commence my role as the Island Caretaker."
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