That Georgia Biologist

It's been a wild month for me! Lots of exciting things happening at school, plus I just got back from a long weekend trip to visit my grandparents near Detroit. Before I share about that, however, I should really finish up my Florida series! Two more posts to go! This one is on our visit to the McLarty Treasure Museum in Sebastian, Florida. It was a small though nice state run museum on the local history of treasure collection and shipwrecks. This area has had a lot of both (especially with the Spanish in the 1700's), and it was fun to both see the artifacts and hear the stories. Following are some of the pictures I took. I highly recommend visiting if you ever find yourself down there!!  I really liked this ship model!! Trade routes. Outside there was a really nice boardwalk to the beach, and a cool pirate flag to boot!! That's it for this time, folks! One more Florida 2018 blog post to go! :D -Austin

One of my favorite places that I visited while in Florida was the National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce. My grandfather and great-uncle were very kind to take me. Evidently, the SEAL predecessors (WWII) were first trained in Fort Pierce, so that's why the museum is located where it is. It was a really good though intense experience (complete with sound effects!). I definitely came away from it with an increased understanding of the niche that these special soldiers fill in our military, and a deep appreciation for their service. The museum progression was chronologically backwards; we first encountered the SEAL's role in recovery from 9/11, attacks on ISIS, and capture of Osama bin Laden. We got to see some guns and equipment that the SEALs have used - boats, a helicopter, and truck. There are some really nice videos and panels telling about various aspects of SEAL history. It was very well portrayed and enlightening. The final section - my favorite - was on WWII and th