The world according to me....

Now that the papier maché molds of the carapaces are dry, the next step is to fill them, in order to make the models that will be used in the tagging workshop at the Sea Turtle Symposium in Malaysia. One idea was to use concrete, but this was quickly rejected, as there are weight and security limits on checked baggage on airplanes. The best idea came from Catherine, who had already used self-expanding foam (aka Great Stuff) for previous models. Here she is filling up one of the molds. Although this step was relatively easy, we did have a brief moment of uncertainty. The directions on the can of Great Stuff say, “Shake for 30 seconds before application,” but we didn’t know if that referred to the can itself or the person reading the can!