My daughter school went on a field trip to Sea Life Aquarium at Concord Mills

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The start of the Cabbage Tree Island Race was shrouded in very atmospheric cloud and light rain as the fleet headed down the harbour. Christian Beck’s LawConnect led the fleet through the Heads.

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In December I crossed the Atlantic from the Canary Islands to Barbados on a friends Lagoon 380. For the first 2000 miles or so we had calms or very light winds and so fellow crew member Erick could fly his drone. After a while you don't notice the swells when on board, it's just a gentle rocking motion. Even when the wind picked up there were none of the "mountainous seas" beloved by the media! See detailed reports, photos etc on my Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/richard.woods.designs

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The first R-X36 powered by 2*450hp Mercury Racing is also the first MAR.CO ever to be delivered in the USA (Miami, Florida). And we are all very proud of it! #makeitunique #marcopassion

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Suddenly they appeared in front of our boat: dolphins! They are magical animals to me, suddenly they jump in front of your boat. But only for a few minutes. They swim with you, zigzagging, diving down, jumping above the water again and then they're gone. This was at the end of February, when we made a 'turn' at the heel of southern Italy, Puglia to sail into the Adriatic Sea, towards Lecce. I was able to film the dolphins! I did not expect them this early in the season, because of the relatively cold water. But I also noticed that when the two seas (Ionian Sea and Adriatic Sea) met, the water temperature rose from 15 to 17 degrees and the depth went from 40 to 90 meters. Apparently this spot was perfect for dolphins. Bonus, 3 fun facts about dolphins: * Dolphins are incredible athletes. They swim 50-100 kilometers every day, reach speeds of up to 40 km/h and are able to make impressive jumps out of the water, sometimes up to 6 meters high! * Did you know that dolphins can experience emotions such as happiness and sadness? They show empathy towards other members of their group and even have the ability to care for each other when sick or injured. They have an extensive social life, communicating with each other through complex clicking patterns and can even call each other by name * Dolphins have unique sleeping habits because they rest only part of their brains at a time so they can continue breathing and stay alert for predators. This phenomenon is called unihemispheric sleep. During this sleep they close one eye and keep the other open to detect possible dangers. They also switch eyes regularly so that both eyes can rest. Dolphins do not sleep continuously like humans do. They rest in short periods of a few minutes to half an hour during the day. In general, dolphins sleep about 8 hours a day

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Parties and events are still going strong! And using @Intuit QuickBooks Canada to run my business means I’m getting back more time with friends and family and enjoying the break. Check out the QuickBooks Holiday Hub for more resources to help you get through the holiday season! #UnwrappingSuccess #ShopSmall

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