Backspacer continues to dance around that finish line, now heading north. Is she taunting the other turtles? Is this too
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Day 10: Race to the Finish
Happy weekend everyone! I’m Rowdy Gaines reporting live with Mr. Leatherback on the Great Turtle Race! Backspacer spun around, and
Day 9: Diving and dilly-dallying
Hello again Race fans, I’m Rowdy Gaines here with Mr. Leatherback, bringing you the Great Turtle Race! Boy do we
Janet Evans: Coaching the Turtle Race
Hi Race fans! I hope you’re enjoying the action as much as I am! I am coaching three turtles in
Letter From Seabiscuit
Dear Mom, I’m sending you this message-in-a-bottle from somewhere in the Caribbean, as I paddle into the final leg of
Day 8: Trouble with transmitters and looping leatherbacks
Hi everyone, I’m Rowdy Gaines with Mr. Leatherback, reporting on the Great Turtle Race! Backspacer is edging ever-so-close to the
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I Wish I Was a Turtle
Don’t laugh – I have often wished I could be a great, sea-going turtle, at least for a while. ON
Day Seven: It’s Earth Day! We’re halfway there!
Hi Race fans! Rowdy Gaines here. Today is Earth Day, and the turtles are celebrating by making things very interesting
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The Leatherback: Earth’s Last Dinosaur
I was 14 and in awe of the seafaring skills of my uncles Sal and Tony, but actually we’d ventured
Day Six: Nearing the Caribbean
Hi turtle lovers, this is Rowdy Gaines, reporting live with Mr. Leatherback on the Great Turtle Race! The Race is