Early parole...

The turtle doctor called last night to say that Shelly is actually fit to return to the wild. I guess the intake vet was not a turtle expert, so the real expert had a look later in the day, and determined that even though the shell is cracked, the skin's intact, so on the lines of "gloves don't fit, you must aquit", Shelly is water-tight and ready to get back out there. Val and I are going to go pick him up and release him this afternoon.