tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24053990406869387512011-07-28T20:25:37.992-07:00Tomas la TortugaTomas la Tortugahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319925268334793639noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405399040686938751.post-61837555620780742952010-01-26T08:58:00.000-08:002010-01-26T09:04:34.477-08:00Manitoba, Canada<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tomas just returned from a very exciting adventure in Manitoba Canada. He was able to go on a Polar Bear Expedition and see Polar Bears up close and personal in the wild! Lucky turtle!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/S18gSFjRA7I/AAAAAAAAAOc/E1I5Xj89yzc/s1600-h/Tomas+in+the+North.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/S18gSFjRA7I/AAAAAAAAAOc/E1I5Xj89yzc/s320/Tomas+in+the+North.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431095170731934642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/S18gRuhQrUI/AAAAAAAAAOU/v63CNj2GB7Q/s1600-h/pb+cub.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/S18gRuhQrUI/AAAAAAAAAOU/v63CNj2GB7Q/s320/pb+cub.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431095164549508418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/S18gRWo0ugI/AAAAAAAAAOM/0VSVC-PSHaI/s1600-h/Nice+ice.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/S18gRWo0ugI/AAAAAAAAAOM/0VSVC-PSHaI/s320/Nice+ice.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431095158138780162" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2405399040686938751-6183755562078074295?l=tomaslatortuga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tomas la Tortugahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319925268334793639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405399040686938751.post-11620770521492194802009-10-01T05:36:00.000-07:002009-10-01T05:40:12.713-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Tomas contemplating where he would like to travel next<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSiV-5J6hI/AAAAAAAAAG0/_0j-zlHPTXQ/s1600-h/tomas+around+the+world.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSiV-5J6hI/AAAAAAAAAG0/_0j-zlHPTXQ/s320/tomas+around+the+world.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387609552785631762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2405399040686938751-1162077052149219480?l=tomaslatortuga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tomas la Tortugahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319925268334793639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405399040686938751.post-33816813039113483872009-10-01T05:10:00.001-07:002009-10-01T05:36:04.129-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">After his adventures in Greece and Turkey, Tomas made the long flight back to the United States, where he visited a 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> and 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> grade class at Gray Avenue School in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Yuba</span> City, California. They loved meeting Tomas and are now working on their own project "Rusty takes flight" where they are sending Red Tailed Hawk drawings around the world as well! Thank you for taking such good care of Tomas!<br /></div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSdM5CPgPI/AAAAAAAAAGM/jNXQgR_Krwg/s320/eclass+wtih+tomas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387603899036172530" /><div style="text-align: center;">Tomas with the 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> and 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> graders and their teacher, Kathe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hendrickson</span>(our 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> grade teacher's mom)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSdOq0JYpI/AAAAAAAAAGs/jC9kOuHTx90/s1600-h/meeting+Otus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSdOq0JYpI/AAAAAAAAAGs/jC9kOuHTx90/s320/meeting+Otus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387603929578693266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">While visiting their class, Tomas was lucky enough to meet a Western Screech-owl named <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Otus</span>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSdNRwjEmI/AAAAAAAAAGU/L7qjzfvpXLs/s320/with+class+and+giant+snake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387603905672843874" /><div style="text-align: center;">Tomas even got to go on a class field trip to a place that takes care of injured animals near Chico, California<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSdOJFiTYI/AAAAAAAAAGk/BZs3AG3CyJI/s1600-h/on+a+tortoise.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSdOJFiTYI/AAAAAAAAAGk/BZs3AG3CyJI/s320/on+a+tortoise.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387603920524823938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">While on the field trip, he met a giant tortoise!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSdN66lbxI/AAAAAAAAAGc/XQwqGCyvqzQ/s1600-h/retilian+meeting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSdN66lbxI/AAAAAAAAAGc/XQwqGCyvqzQ/s320/retilian+meeting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387603916720795410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And a crazy lizard! </div><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2405399040686938751-3381681303911348387?l=tomaslatortuga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tomas la Tortugahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319925268334793639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405399040686938751.post-23842801987288827002009-09-30T19:58:00.001-07:002009-09-30T20:11:16.207-07:00Greek Islands<div style="text-align: center;">From Istanbul, Turkey, Tomas travelled to the beautiful Greek Islands</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsQcRMbdp9I/AAAAAAAAAF0/V1WNgUyrXCo/s320/DSCN4481.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387462135961724882" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">People watching at a beach in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Santorini</span></span><br /></div></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsQcSMYVoiI/AAAAAAAAAGE/8NUv6jC30QY/s320/DSCN4488.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387462153128485410" /><div style="text-align: center;">Observing the beautiful architecture of the town of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Oia</span>, in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Santorini</span>, Greece<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsQcRvUVBsI/AAAAAAAAAF8/lgp8TIXcyZY/s1600-h/DSCN4486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsQcRvUVBsI/AAAAAAAAAF8/lgp8TIXcyZY/s320/DSCN4486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387462145327040194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tomas enjoyed a famous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Oia</span> sunset<br /></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2405399040686938751-2384280198728882700?l=tomaslatortuga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tomas la Tortugahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319925268334793639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405399040686938751.post-68643418633084532002009-09-30T19:06:00.000-07:002009-10-01T05:47:23.844-07:00Istanbul, Turkey<div style="text-align: left;">Tomas flew from Sacramento, California to Istanbul, Turkey, where he was able to spend a few days exploring many historic sights in the city.</div><img style="text-align: right;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsQRonm8JJI/AAAAAAAAAFM/v9kEq_SIc4g/s320/DSCN4432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387450443766703250" />His first stop was the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Topkapi</span> Palace, which was built in the 1400's and the primary residence for the Ottoman Sultans in the city.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsQRpKBz6MI/AAAAAAAAAFU/5fE-bHmTJqs/s320/DSCN4434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387450453006215362" /><div style="text-align: center;">Tomas paused in the entryway of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Topkapi</span> palace <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsQRpljKnQI/AAAAAAAAAFc/meID1n3d_6A/s320/DSCN4435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387450460393872642" /><div style="text-align: center;">He finally made it inside!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsSkEsF2-CI/AAAAAAAAAG8/XlDCdXI5liU/s320/DSCN4458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387611454704121890" /><div style="text-align: center;">Next, Tomas visited the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, which was built around 1609.<br /></div><img style="text-align: right;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SsQRqLXoaVI/AAAAAAAAAFk/rRYCtF_jMGk/s320/DSCN4456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387450470546041170" /><div style="text-align: center;">Tomas admired the inside of the Blue Mosque, which is lined with more than 20,000 homemade ceramic tiles.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2405399040686938751-6864341863308453200?l=tomaslatortuga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tomas la Tortugahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319925268334793639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405399040686938751.post-51404253962157553772009-09-21T16:56:00.000-07:002009-09-21T17:11:31.179-07:00Sacramento, California, USA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SrgVvxiHVAI/AAAAAAAAAD0/5SY8cvnZVQo/s1600-h/tomas+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SrgVvxiHVAI/AAAAAAAAAD0/5SY8cvnZVQo/s320/tomas+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384077265015886850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SrgU9mdzQHI/AAAAAAAAADs/Zg-3Xvr5t4Y/s1600-h/Tomas+in+sandpit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SrgU9mdzQHI/AAAAAAAAADs/Zg-3Xvr5t4Y/s320/Tomas+in+sandpit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384076403051544690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SrgU9POhAzI/AAAAAAAAADk/VK9j6oHdwEo/s1600-h/FORE!.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r5sOKYRKtUQ/SrgU9POhAzI/AAAAAAAAADk/VK9j6oHdwEo/s320/FORE!.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384076396813419314" /></a><br /><br />Tomas began his journey with Heidi(our fourth grade teacher) and her family Northern California. He visited Sacramento, the capital of California where he had some adventures on the golf course! He fell out of the golf cart and almost got lost in the green grass. Luckily he was found and enjoyed the rest of his day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2405399040686938751-5140425396215755377?l=tomaslatortuga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tomas la Tortugahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319925268334793639noreply@blogger.com0