Stone Gossard to help save sea turtles! - Great Turtle Race! (old)

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  • Mad Mohab
    Mad Mohab Posts: 310
    Leave those turtles alone, they go through enough without somebody kidnapping them and bonding a tag or electronic transmitter to their bodies - would you like that?
  • Capricorn Sister
    Capricorn Sister Posts: 194
    All the turtles except for Lindblad have exited the Gulf and appear to be heading south. Cali is taking advantage of his head start and is near the front of the pack. Billy is heading for the east coast of the U.S., and Nueva Esperanza is starting to pick up speed. Seabiscuit spun out once he got out of the Gulf, but he has his bearings and is making progress. Wawa Bear is making a big turn and is the farthest east of any turtle in the race.

    Go Backspacer GO! We know you can do it! We really want a new album in the Fall....
    Everyone is born, but not everyone is born the same. Some will grow to be butchers, or bakers, or candlestick makers. Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. One way or another, though, every human being is unique, for better or for worse.
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Yay Stone! I'll be cheering Backspacer on.
  • Capricorn Sister
    Capricorn Sister Posts: 194
    It's Race Day, April 18th and our Backspacer is in 5th place behind, Billy, Nueva Esperanza, R.E.M's Nightswimmer and Cali. Lindblad the Explorer follows. :mrgreen:
    GO, Girl, GO :!:
    Everyone is born, but not everyone is born the same. Some will grow to be butchers, or bakers, or candlestick makers. Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. One way or another, though, every human being is unique, for better or for worse.
  • Schneider21
    Schneider21 Posts: 6
    I'm certain that even if Backspacer doesn't win the race, she'll win the popularity contest!

    GO BACKSPACER!!! :D
  • Capricorn Sister
    Capricorn Sister Posts: 194
    "Billy is pointed straight toward the Caribbean now and is very far away from the other turtles. This big adult male leatherback has family ties in the Great Turtle Race — his cousin Billie crossed the finish line first in the 2007 race. Nueva Esperanza seems to be the farthest along after quietly making steady progress. But Seabiscuit, Backspacer, Nightswimmer, and Wawa Bear are gaining on her. After a few more spins, Cali took off like a shot to catch up with the rest of the turtles by the end of the day. Grembo Jones and Searcher, the two smallest turtles in the race, are taking a very wide turn, almost toward the Azores Islands in the eastern Atlantic."
    Everyone is born, but not everyone is born the same. Some will grow to be butchers, or bakers, or candlestick makers. Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. One way or another, though, every human being is unique, for better or for worse.
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,984
    Backspacer is in fourth place now.

    "Nueva Esperanza and Wawa Bear are neck and neck and look like they’re both headed for South America. Billy is on a straight course toward Puerto Rico and making great time, as is Seabiscuit. He has really made up ground on the leaders, with a straight-line cruise toward the Caribbean. Backspacer, Nightswimmer, Cali, and Estéban are also coming on strong."

    http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/g ... erace-map/
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,984
    Backspacer is in second place now with Billy in the lead. Go Backspacer!

    Day 6
    "Billy is getting close to the finish line in the northern Caribbean—will he finish soon? 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 their sights. Seabiscuit is not far behind. Grembo and Searcher are still the farthest east of all the turtles—are they trying a backdoor approach to the Caribbean?"

    Map & Leaderboard: http://www.GreatTurtleRace.org
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • STONEd and dAMENT-ED
    STONEd and dAMENT-ED Posts: 899
    I absolutely love this and show my daughter every day now. She is only 4 but loves PJ and turtles so it's a no brainer for her. It's also great learning and entertainment for the two of us. On top of all that, my entire office is checking in every day and rooting for Backspacer! Can't wait to get home tonight to show my daughter that Backspacer is now in second place!!
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,984
    Day 7

    "Billy seems to have gotten stuck. His pause is allowing Backspacer to pass him. Seabiscuit seems to be following the path taken by Nueva Esperanza and Wawa Bear toward South America. Cali seems to have taken a turn to the west. Did he hit a strong current that’s blown him off course? Is he trying a different path?"

    Map & Leaderboard: http://www.GreatTurtleRace.org

    Hi STONEd and dAMENT-ED's daughter...here's a picture for you. :)

    sea_turtle.jpg
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • einatshaul
    einatshaul Posts: 2,219
    Awesome! Go Spacer! Just keep swimming just keep swimming...

    Wow Kat, you're up early/late
    :P
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  • skyeriverwinter
    skyeriverwinter Posts: 1,906
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  • einatshaul
    einatshaul Posts: 2,219
    Backspacer and Billy, sittin in a tree... :D
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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    Those guys have moved a long distance in 7 days
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,259
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    Those guys have moved a long distance in 7 days


    i thought that, I hope these test these little guys for performance enhancing drugs at the finish line.....

    or little motorised attachments :D
  • sward
    sward Posts: 586
    I think to help commemorate this grand race, Pearl Jam needs to do a concert where the race began. Here in good ol' Halifax. Do it for the turtles Pearl Jam..CMON! ;-)
  • STONEd and dAMENT-ED
    STONEd and dAMENT-ED Posts: 899
    Kat wrote:
    Day 7

    "Billy seems to have gotten stuck. His pause is allowing Backspacer to pass him. Seabiscuit seems to be following the path taken by Nueva Esperanza and Wawa Bear toward South America. Cali seems to have taken a turn to the west. Did he hit a strong current that’s blown him off course? Is he trying a different path?"

    Map & Leaderboard: http://www.GreatTurtleRace.org

    Hi STONEd and dAMENT-ED's daughter...here's a picture for you. :)

    sea_turtle.jpg


    THANKS KAT!!! SHE GOING TO LOVE THIS A LOT! GO BACKSPACER GO!!!
  • Thorns2010
    Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Is that actually Backspacer??? Or just a random photo of a turtle?

    Also, how awesome is it that Backspacer is left flippered for guitar playing? :mrgreen:
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,984
    Day 8:

    "Backspacer is edging closer to the finish line, but will she cross? It appears that Billy hasn’t moved over the last two days, but we now know why: His transmitter stopped sending signals, so we can’t track him right now. Wawa Bear did a loop, and Seabiscuit looks like he might try one too. They’re in the North Equatorial Current now, which is likely like a snack bar for leatherbacks."

    Map & Leaderboard: http://www.GreatTurtleRace.org


    (the photo was not a specific sea turtle...just a pretty photo. I imagine she looks like that. :) )
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,259
    Backspacer is winning by default then!!!

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