Guy Fawkes and Little Turtles

Hello again America! Wednesday, November 10th, 2010....not a bad day, but real close to a very important date on the calendar. Guy Fawkes Day was held and observed last Friday, Nov. 5th. If you're like me you'd never heard of it. But to the Brits in our group it's quite the holiday! You'll have to look up the story on Mr. Fawkes but to make a long story short, the English like to have bonfires, eat, set off fireworks, and of course....throw into the bonfire and burn a stuffed "Guy Fawkes" man.....kind of like a scarecrow. Any reason for a party for the English I guess! We had our own Guy Fawkes celebration at the Garden where we had a mini bonfire and Ella cooked up a feast. Some curried food I was told. Not too shabby. A few of our new island friends showed up along with a couple STENAPA staff. Saturday Joe, Ella, Foxy, and myself hiked up the Northern Hills in the morning. Yes I said Foxy....if I haven't mentioned him before it's because he's a dog....a mutt who was found at the island dump and taken in by the Garden residents at the time. We also have a Garden cat....Nutz. There are another set of trails on the island besides those at the Quill and they are located on the other side of the island. Different terrain and tough hiking. Spent most of Sunday relaxing....wondering if the Vikings were going to lose again. Then came the "big release"! 140 little turtles were released into the Atlantic Ocean. This is a very rare occurrence as most of the turtle nests found are occupied by all dead turtles. Quite an ordeal on the island and many people were present to witness it. You would have loved it Danielle! I took lots of photos and even some video for you! It was back to work on Monday. Same old same old.......and we welcomed in a new volunteer today. Zachary from New York. He's actually only here for 2 weeks. But things are still going well and experiencing new things every day. Until next time America.....