Posts Tagged ‘sea turtle’
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Coach Jason Lezak Wraps up the Race
Hi Race fans! So, I guess it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I’m the blogger on the last day of the Race; I’m a career anchor leg swimmer, after all! What an incredible Race this has been, don’t you think? I’m proud of my turtles – Billy, Seabiscuit, and Wawa Bear – because they really worked hard in practice and I think it paid off. These turtles have some serious talent when it comes to swimming, but they’ve also been doing it for a really, really long time. I’m a world-class sprint swimmer, so I really wanted to get these guys to ... -
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 only a few miles into the Atlantic; you didn’t have to go far to catch Bluefin Tuna in the 1960s. I was wound with anticipation of a heavy fishing rod suddenly bending under the frightening power of a great fish. I was gazing with a child’s eyes into the infinity beneath us when suddenly a strange sea beast appeared at the surface about fifty yards off our stern. It was a creature so large the sea broke into whitecaps across ... -
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 getting very exciting! The turtles are all making moves toward the Caribbean, but employing very different strategies of how to get there. ON THE MAP: Don’t forget to follow the turtles on the race map! Billy is getting really close to the finish line in the northern Caribbean – will he finish soon? The other Racers hope not! Nueva Esperanza and Wawa Bear are still nearly tied and heading toward South America, with Estéban and Lindblad the Explorer trying to keep them in ... -
Save the Waves: Josh Berry
I’ve been a surfer and an ocean swimmer and sailor for over 15 years, so sea turtles have a special place in my heart and in my life. These giant, beautiful, graceful reptiles that dive into the deepest parts of the ocean are some of the most well traveled, farthest-swimming creatures in the ocean. The distances that sea turtles travel with regularity is truly amazing and they can teach us humans a thing or two about long distance endurance swim travel! When I was a teenager surfing in the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippine Islands and Mauritius, I often swam and surfed ...
