{"id":21450,"date":"2018-12-25T12:38:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T17:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=21450"},"modified":"2018-12-02T16:51:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T21:51:04","slug":"merry-christmas-again-to-the-sea-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/25\/merry-christmas-again-to-the-sea-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas (again) to the Sea Turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Year:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/25\/merry-christmas-to-the-sea-turtles\/\">https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/25\/merry-christmas-to-the-sea-turtles\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year: We helped 60 sea turtles make their way from frigid Cape Cod to warm Panama City, Florida. Some photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0708-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21453\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21453\" class=\"wp-image-21453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0708-1.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0708-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0708-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0708-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0708-1-1520x1140.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0716.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21454\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21454\" class=\"wp-image-21454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0716.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0716-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0716-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0716-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0716-1520x1140.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0719.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21456\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21456\" class=\"wp-image-21456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0719.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0719-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0719-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0719-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0719-1520x1140.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21455\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21455\" class=\"wp-image-21455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0720.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0720-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0720-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0720-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0720-1520x1140.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0725.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21457\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21457\" class=\"wp-image-21457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0725.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0725-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0725-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0725-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0726.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21459\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21459\" class=\"wp-image-21459\" 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https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0735-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0735-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0735-1520x1140.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2081\" height=\"3546\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0743.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21468\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21468\" class=\"wp-image-21468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0743.jpeg 2081w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0743-176x300.jpeg 176w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0743-601x1024.jpeg 601w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0743-768x1309.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0743-892x1520.jpeg 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2081px) 100vw, 2081px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0750.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21461\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21461\" class=\"wp-image-21461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0750.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0750-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0750-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0750-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w\" 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class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0761.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21462\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21462\" class=\"wp-image-21462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0761.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0761-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0761-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0761-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0761-1520x1140.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0769.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21465\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21465\" class=\"wp-image-21465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0769.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0769-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0769-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0769-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0769-1520x1140.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2577\" height=\"2768\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0774.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21463\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21463\" class=\"wp-image-21463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0774.jpeg 2577w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0774-279x300.jpeg 279w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0774-953x1024.jpeg 953w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0774-768x825.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0774-1415x1520.jpeg 1415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2577px) 100vw, 2577px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0777.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21467\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21467\" class=\"wp-image-21467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0777.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0777-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0777-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0777-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0777-1520x1140.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0790.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21466\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=21466\" class=\"wp-image-21466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0790.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0790-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0790-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0790-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Merry Christmas to everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Credits: <a href=\"http:\/\/rectrix.aero\/\">Rectrix<\/a> at KBED and <a href=\"https:\/\/sheltairaviation.com\/\">Sheltair<\/a> at KECP both provided superb support for loading and unloading. <a href=\"http:\/\/turtlesflytoo.org\/\">Turtles Fly Too<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov\/educational_resources\/jobs\/careers\/cps\/sampson.html\">Kate Sampson<\/a> of NOAA coordinated everything.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flytradewind.com\/\">Tradewind Aviation<\/a>&#8216;s superb maintenance and dispatch crew made sure that the <a href=\"http:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/flying\/pc-12\/review\">Pilatus PC-12<\/a> was ready to go. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/air_traffic\/\">Air Traffic Control<\/a> gave the turtles a VIP direct clearance at FL220. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neaq.org\/\">New England Aquarium<\/a> did the initial rehab for the cold-stunned turtles. <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfworldmarinepark.com\/\">Gulf World<\/a> in Panama City continued the rehab and also gave us an awesome tour of their facility (there was minimal damage to Panama City beach from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Michael\">Hurricane Michael<\/a>, though it was a different story just 10 miles east). ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Year:&nbsp;https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/25\/merry-christmas-to-the-sea-turtles\/ This year: We helped 60 sea turtles make their way from frigid Cape Cod to warm Panama City, Florida. Some photos: Merry Christmas to everyone! 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