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WHEN WHALES COULD WALK : NOVA DOCUMENTARY

The whales is a mammal that breaths air, but evolved on land.  This documentary follows the discovery of a mammal that originally was thought to be a lizard, and there's fossil evidence in the desert of Egypt. THE HIPPO IS THE CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVE TO WHALES>

NOVA WHEN WHALES COULD WALK

Excerpt:  In Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. This fossil graveyard, millions of years old, is known as the “Valley of the Whales.” Now, paleontologists have unearthed a whole new species of ancient whale dating to 43 million years ago, and this predator wasn’t just able to swim – it also had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to the winding evolutionary path of mammals that moved from the land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.VIn Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. ...

LOSING SIGHT OF SHORE : SIREN'S LINK TO SEA FILM REVIEW

This is an exciting adventure of a film which I loved.  In 2017 a group of British women broke World Records by ROWING across the Pacific Ocean.  Yes - ROWING.  They took turns rowing, two at a time, for two hours each, around the clock, never taking a break. It wasn't just a physical achievement but a psychological one. There were four women and a couple waiting in the wings to take over. They rowed via a specially designed boat which put them in rather cramped conditions when they were not rowing, and no trailing support boats were allowed. They did get behind schedule, especially when they encountered the Doldrums. As a group effort they rowed 8000 miles in about 9 months, and had to land on a beach rather than the marina in Australia that was part of the plan.

The woman who had most made rowing her life before this trip was the one who in the end lost her love of the sport. The repetition was just too much, even though there were times when spotting whales, going through a storm, or seeing flying fish or dolphins made what could have been a totally tedious journey less so.  They rowed from San Francisco to Hawaii, then to Samoa, and then Cairns- Australia. Perhaps the last days when they ran out of food very close to their goal was the worst.

A motivation was the loss of a friend who died young of breast cancer.  The women also gained great confidence in their ability to achieve goals through perseverance and endurance.

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"ISOLATED" a new BIG WAVE SURFING DOCUMENTARY is coming soon!

A FERAL is a surfer who doesn't care for the contests and prizes as much as the thrill of adventure and challenging themselves to get the biggest waves yet. Now actor Ryan Phillippe is the executive producer of the documentary ISOLATED, which promises to be as much about the culture of surfing and the culture of the countries that the surfers travel to in order to surf; the poison fish, the local fisherman, getting lost in the jungle... can hardly wait!