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Sea Turtles & Other Creatures At The Florida Oceanographic Society

There are a lot of fun aspects to being a writer. There are some not so fun ones as well. Learning how to format books and marketing come to mind. But let's get back to the fun ones, because that's more. . .fun. And let's talk about a super-duper fun one that involves sea turtles and other creatures, because turtles are the ultimate in fun. A friend and I visited the Florida Oceanographic Society in Stuart, Florida as part of my research for my next cozy mystery, Bodies in the Boatyard . One of the characters is a marine biologist specializing in {drum roll, please} sea turtles! We had a blast and we learned stuff too. We also sweated a lot because it's freaking hot in Florida in the summer, but it was worth it. Here, let me show you how awesome it was. First off, we fed stingrays. I have to confess that I made a little yelping sound when the ray swam over my hand and ate the piece of fish I was holding between my fingers. I love how the girl on the left is wearing a ...

Flashback Friday | Going For A Walk: Wynyard Quarter, Auckland, New Zealand

Flashback Friday takes place on the last Friday of the month. The idea is to give a little more love to a blog post you've published before that maybe didn't get enough attention, or is something you think is still relevant or even a something that you really love and want to share again. Many thanks to Michael d’Agostino for starting Flashback Friday and inspiring me to go back and revisit some of our earlier blog posts. * * * This is a flashback to when we lived in Auckland, New Zealand. We didn't have a car, so we walked everywhere. We lived in city centre (downtown) Auckland, so everything was convenient and we were a hop, skip, and a jump away from the waterfront. When I looked back at this post, I noticed that I only used metric. Hard to believe that once upon a time, I functioned in kilometers, kilograms, and hectares. This was originally published in December 2013 - you can see the original post here . * * * Wynyard Quarter is one of the new hot spots in the A...