I forgot the BEST part!

In my excitement over Ted and the paddle boats, I forgot to show you one of the most interesting parts of my day! As we pedaled along on the paddle boats, we noticed a log floating in the water. Atop this log were several little turtles and one mean sea gull. The turtles were enjoying the fine day, what with all the sunshine and the calm waters and all. But then this gull, this mean and cranky seagull, comes along and procedes to push each and every turtle off the log into the water. It was methodical and maniacal. Turtle, plop. Turtle, plop. Turtle, plop.

But there was one turtle who wasn't having it at all. The gull pushed and prodded. Pulled and poked. No way. That turtle wasn't going anywhere. We watched in horror as the gull grabbed one of the turtle's legs and visciously (alligator-like if you ask me) shook the poor thing and tried to pull it off the log. But that turtle didn't budge. Heck, some of his turtle friends were using him as a distraction to get back onto the log, but the gull just pushed them back into the water again.

I have to say we really admired that turtle. We were rooting him on (or her--I really think it was a her) . Go turtle! Stick in there!

I don't know what happened in the end because we were chased away by another group of rowdy paddle-boaters.