Conch Horn Band

3.30.10

We went to the Turtle Rehab Hospital today in Marathon - it is the only licensed vet hospital in the world that works only on sea turtles. Seems like they are doing a bang-up job there! Awesome to see the loggerheads as big as me! Sad to know that there are so many boat-related injuries that a hospital like this is required. SLOW DOWN SPEED BOATERS!!!

Then we walked down to the 7-mile bridge; to one side is a pier that walks out to a little island. It is said that on a clear day, you can see sharks and turtles gallore out there. It was really windy today and we had Koa, so we didn't make it all the way there. But we have big aspirations to make it there later in the week!
After a great day, we were sitting down to dinner (Pizza Hut delivers everywhere, thank god!!) when we heard a loud horn. We figured it was a boat coming in or leaving the marina, as they are sometimes apt to blowing a warning horn. The sound continued and then there were multiple horns blowing at once. Upon investigation, we discovered a group of people that had pilfered conch shells from the marina office and were blowing them on the dock opposite us! Although the sounds were less than harmonious, it was so cool to hear all the different horns together! Now we are intent on finding some conch horns of our own so that if another spontaneous conch horn band forms, we will be ready!