My times as turtle hunter have come to an end. Word must have got around the terrapin water cooler because we found 6 turtles yesterday; the first one we found even before we started our route, we drove up to it! I guess they wanted to see me off, or get one final nip at me. 8174 wished me farewell by sitting in the road and making me carry her across it; seriously we caught her 4 times and she’s always crossing the road, just pick a spot you finicky reptile! Maybe she has a death wish.
It was sad to leave my housemates, we may have only known each other for about a month, but when you’re with someone nearly every waking moment of the day and are all huge zoology nerds you just click. I’ve done a lot with these girls over the past month, from chasing down threatened species to errands and hanging out. They’ve certainly made this a memorable and fun experience. They even surprised me with pie and ice cream on my last night!
And so began my 6 hour drive back home…you would think that driving at night would lessen the crowds, it did except for the infinite number of construction sights spawning like zombies in a horror movie! Its like every tractor trailer in the state magnetizes towards them and no one has ever heard of the concept of alternate feed. And why is there so much construction if there is an economic downturn? I digress; I made it home and now am scrambling to grab everything I need for 5 months in Australia. Going a little nutty I must admit.
I also went to the new Yankees stadium for the first time, only to see them soundly beaten, oh well. The seats were comfy and I enjoyed myself immensely, go Yankees!
Final terrapin tally: 58
Final nest tally: 15
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