1.0PoohsDenhttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsdenVinithahttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/author/pooh_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7T4aQeAfBW"><a href="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/turtle-watching/">Turtle Season</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/turtle-watching/embed/#?secret=7T4aQeAfBW" width="600" height="338" title="“Turtle Season” — PoohsDen" data-secret="7T4aQeAfBW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> While debating about our move to Australia, one of the biggest draws to Australia was the kind of experiences the country will offer us. The country is quite unique and has a lot of things we will probably not get to experience anywhere else. One such thing is watching the turtles lay eggs and the hatchlings make way to the sea. It is turtle season. Hundreds of turtles come up to land and lay their eggs. In a few months, the tiny hatchlings will make their way to the sea.There are quite a few places to observe this around the world and the Mon Repos Conservation Park is one. Just a couple of hours from my current home in Gladstone, the Mon Repos was yet another place on my bucket list. On Saturday, we drove down to the park for the night encounter with the turtles. As I try to write this, I realize it is going to be hard to describe the feeling in words. It was surreal. Saturday turned out to be a lucky day for us and 300 other people who came to view the turtles. There are nights when there is no sighting. There are nights […]http://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1229.jpg