Travelog for: Samantha Turtle

Just arrived and already met Lord Vader . Tomorrow , I am off on a beach adventure!

Well, what a fun beach day. A storm was kicking up for later in the day, but we had fun in the am. Got to meet a jelly in a tide pool, and the kids built a me in the sand! WHen i got home , i hung out on the humane trophy zebra butt!

Busy day today! Got to go to the ocean isle sea turtle museum , and ocean isle beach! Met some sea urchins, some fellow sea turtles, real and fluffy, met some young hatchlings on their way to the sea. Met a parrot fish, a few sea stars, and even took a potty break in an out house! I got a little of the captain morgan in me , and posed on the dingy. Tonight, I am off to a concert with AJ CASE, a rap star in Myrtle Beach. My hostess is pushy, so I might get to lay a few tracks down behind the scenes. Here's hoping!

Met up with AJ Case, and got in the studio! Played a little guitar, laid down some tracks, rapped a little and worked the sound board. I was up pretty late last  night, so I am going to take a snooze on the beach today.

Went to a double-header baseball game today, The dodgers vs the seahawks. Stopped to take a drink. Got in the batting line up, but never got to bat. Subbed in for the ball once, argued a few plays with the umps, and operated the score board! The seahawks won 11-10! I think I might just have been their good luck charm! I hassled the  pitcher too!

Busy week this week! Baseball games, tennis signups, and it was hot! 105 degrees!!!! Got to go to the park in Leland today , slid on the high slide, climbed the monkey bars, swung a little. Ran the bases a bit and grabbed the best seat in the bleachers. I am visiting historic southport this weekend to see civil war stuff !

Mayday ! Mayday! Flying Monkey down! Flying Monkey Down! One of the monkeys has got .........an ear infection!  I  caught it too! We had to visit the Pediatrician, and I had a physical and a shot! I should start to feel better tomorrow though, then we can go have some fun! 

Checked out the swamp and marsh today. Had to make a pit stop at the potties. Got REALLY weird looks from the old guy on a golf cart ( unofficial park busy body and ranger) . Stopped by vereen and posed with the angel statue. Good times.

Got my tan on today. Met Nixie, a fellow traveler. Ran into a sand crab and a whelk. No worries, we released the whelk and the crab after posing!

Well, I had a good time at the beach, and now I am off on my next adventure! On my way to West Virginia! My host family took me and some friends out for a goodbye party, then off in the mail I went! Can't wait to see where I turn up next! 

Hung out at Hard Rock Myrtle Beach and Ripleys Aquarium

Hello! I've arrived in West Virginia. Sadly, I just missed the 4th of July fireworks last night, but Melissa promised a little tomfoolery and hijinks to ensue this evening. THE CARNIVAL IS IN TOWN! Don't get too excited, Melissa tells me. I don't know what that means yet, but she mumbled something about it perpetuating the West Virginia stereotype. I don't know what that is, yet, though.....Hopefully by tomorrow, I'll have lots of things to show you!

Until Next Time,
Samantha Turtle

Bad news...The carnival must have packed up and moved on in the middle of the night because when we went, it was like there had never been a carnival. Melissa says it would not have been a very good first impression of my new temporary home anyway.

So this morning while my hosts watched a movie, I looked around outside, just waiting to get out. It's very woodsy!

Then Melissa showed me her bug collection. Yes, her bug collection. She swears up and down that they all died of "natural" causes, but I don't know if I trust her yet. I mean, how can a whole carnival disappear one night? But she promised me that they were found that way, and she has just preserved them until they are properly identified and her entomology kit arrives. What a nerd!

Anyway, the point of this is that Ronnie, Hammie, Sandi Rose and I will be going on our own bug hunting adventure this evening. Lightning bugs! I'll report the details (as long as the lightning bugs don't just all mysteriously disappear like the carnival did  )

Until Next Time,
Samantha Turtle

Hello! Our hunt was quite successful last night and we had a great
time. Melissa made good on her word, and I think I can stop being so suspicious...


All four of us caught a lightning bug!



We brought them inside to check them out and then let them go. But before we did, we caught one glowing! (which is trickier to catch on film than one might think...)



They were fairly nice, considering the circumstances, but were glad to be set free.

Until Next Time,
Samantha Turtle

Been wondering what I've been up to? Well, not too much. Actually, Melissa's been so busy with school that she hasn't had any fun. Sadly, that means I haven't had any fun.  A whole lot of 'hitting the books' and not much else. Although in a rare stroke of genius, Melissa decided to try to make a moss terrarium and I got to help!

Until Next Time,
Samantha Turtle

Hello! Melissa finally took me on an adventure to McDonough Park. We went in search of a turtle friend...



The park is a 277 acre wildlife reserve in Vienna. You can expect to see lots of animals and birds while you're there.



Coincidentally, the first thing that we saw was a lovely little family of deer. These little fawns still have their spots, so they're just babies.


The park consists of a bunch of trails that all go around this marsh area. Looks like a perfect spot to see a turtle, huh?


These geese were making a lot of ruckus. Honking and flapping all over the place. No wonder the turtles were hiding!


Then we explored the other pond thing with all of the bird nests built above it.


Melissa dared me to jump in to find some turtle friends.


Hmmm.


No, I don't think that I will...I've grown rather accustomed to the air conditioning and daytime television.


The geese decided to form a roadblock to barricade us in. They said if I give them my wallet, they'll let us go. Luckily, Melissa was able to distract them with some bread crumbs.


Melissa couldn't work my mug into this shot without blurring up the butterfly, so I thought it best to sit this one out.


The sun started to set, so we went back home. You know how horror movies start...A girl and a turtle in the woods...I didn't see any turtles, but I met a bunch of fun animals anyway!


Until Next Time,
Samantha Turtle