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Photo Friday: Orkney obsession

10 July, 2009 By

Kirkwall, Orkney, UK; June 2009 In June 2009 work took me to the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the north-west coast of Scotland. The Shetland Islands are nearby, a bit further north towards Norway. I took the ferry from Aberdeen and landed in Kirkwall on the Orkney “mainland”, a pretty little town with the lovely [...]

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Photo Friday: Hidden rays, Nemo and other fabulous sea creatures

29 May, 2009 By

Wilson Island, Australia; April 2009 Turtles remain my favourite but manta rays come a close second. Rays are astoundingly graceful; they move through the water in a long, unrushed glide, their wings rippling ever so slightly. We did not see as many rays as turtles during our stay on Heron and Wilson Island on the [...]

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Swimming with the turtles

25 May, 2009 By

I’ve teased you with pictures of turtle tracks on the beach and a cautionary tale about losing my toenail in my zeal to see baby turtles. But I’ve been withholding photos of the actual turtles. My friends, I shall tease you no longer. Beautiful, isn’t it? This one actually surfaced to breathe right next to [...]

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Photo Friday: Paying the price for turtle love

8 May, 2009 By

Wilson Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia; April 2009 Unless you are distracted by the brilliant white of the sand or the jewel-like blue ocean, you might be wondering why I’m wearing a sock on one foot. This is a cautionary tale. For those of you who were hoping for photos of baby turtles as a [...]

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Photo Friday: Turtle tracks on Wilson Island

1 May, 2009 By

Wilson Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia; April 2009 My love affair with turtles goes back to when I was 21 and on holiday in Tobago in the Carribbean. I’d just spent four months volunteering in Guyana, which was a fascinating experience but hard work. We had to take extreme precautions for personal security and there [...]

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Photo Friday: Anyone for tennis?

24 April, 2009 By

Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; April 2009 During our week on Heron Island for our honeymoon we met another couple, Campbell and Elizabeth from Sydney, and we hung out a few times. The dive and snorkel boats were cancelled for the first few days of our stay due to high seas so we [...]

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