[Rhodes22-list] End of the turtle saga...for now...and then....

[Jim White]

Hi folks
I have attached a composite of the release of most of the sea turtles which 
stranded during the Christmas cold front that plowed through deep south 
Texas, dropping water temperatures into the 40's. My wife and I babysat 20 
of the critters since Christmas day. We lost two (they were already pretty 
much dead when they were brought in). The rest came back really well, and 
today we tagged and released the herd into the open Gulf of Mexico, about 5 
miles offshore in 64 degree water. We're hoping that they all do well, and 
no more big cold fronts hit this year.

We had just gotten back in when the phone rang, some fisherman had snagged 
a small green turtle, so off we went to recover it. Right front flipper is 
messed up...so tomorrow...off to the zoo for rehab. Never ends! Next stop 
for us though is the local brew pub for a celebratory pitcher (or three). 
Hoping to get some sailing in now, like, tomorrow....

BTW No Rummy, the 4th photo is not me retching my Flor de Cana....if you 
look closely, you can see the outline of a big old green turtle carapace in 
the water.

Cheers everybody, hope you're having a blessed holidays. We are.

jw

Jim White
Le Menagerie
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