Our transcontinental traveler is roaming the seas again. It’s been a long and eventful beginning for a little Kemp’s that’s only about five years old: blown across the Atlantic, in rehab in the UK, two years of government red tape to be repatriated and finally a short stay with us to lose her accent and turn on her sea turtle GPS. Christine Pitcher from the Great Yarmouth Sea Life Center in the UK flew over to pass along best wishes from Willy’s UK fans, and to carry her to the surf.

On June 20th the Blue Moon Gift Shops and the Gallery at Racine in Wilmington, NC have put together an afternoon of fashion, food, fun and fabulous pricing, all to benefit The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.

After basking in our care and hospitality for months, and in some cases years, twenty-two sea turtles have left the building. As a large crowd of volunteers and invited guests converged on the hospital an even larger crowd was assembling on the beach. This year’s release ceremony was especially poignant. We recently lost long-time volunteer Mike Helwig, and also Dick Williams, husband of Lilmar (Turtle Talk) Taylor-Williams.