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Ft. Fisher Hermit Robert E. Harrill left his normal life in 1955 to be a hermit on the coast at Ft. Fisher N.C. by definition Robert wasn't really a hermit because he enjoyed socialization with other people. He was loved by many but tortured by some. People came from all over America just to see Robert the famous hermit of Ft. Fisher. Some people were very agaisnt Robert being there, saying that he didn't own the land he was living on. Teenagers often thought that it was fun to harrass Robert by beating him up and stealing what little money he collected from his admirers. Robert was killed in a very disturbing maner, it was said that he had a heart attack, but from the invertigation they collected he was murdered. By the time Robert died he had over 100,000 visiters. media type="file" key="ft.fisher 058.MOV" ====**__ Sea Turtles __**  This weekend we learned about the Sea Turtles on our Fort Fisher trip. When the mama turtle is ready to nest her eggs she waits for it to be night time and she crawls up the beach, which takes hours depending on how far up she wants to nest her eggs. Once she is at the spot where she wants the eggs she digs a deep hole. This process takes about 4 hours because she has to cover the hole back up. When the time comes for the baby turtles to hatch, which is 60 days, the eggs on the bottom are the ones that hatch first, which makes the sand fall and allows all the other 200 turtles to come up with out a struggle. Once they are above the sand they go straight towards the first light they see, most of the time it is the moon light that reflects off the ocean. There are volunteers that come out to create trenches to help the turtles make it to the sea. Another thing the volunteers do is sit and watch for the turtles and make sure no other animal gets them on the way to the ocean. ====

   Captain John's Dune Evolution Sand dunes go through three stages of growth Stage 1 is the embryonic stage were the sand dune just starts to form.When it first starts it looks like like a little sand dune but it its just the first stage. Stage 2 is the primary stage were the sand dune moves from the middle of the beach to the nearest sand dune and the dune plants(Seaoats and types of grasses)grow taller so more sand get caught in the roots.    Stage 3 is the tursuary stage when the sand dune gets taller and wood plants start growing out of the sand dune.Some wood plants that grow from the sand dunes are lob lolly pines, loupines, cedars, and oaks