{"id":27,"date":"2019-11-05T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtleshelltravel.com\/?p=27"},"modified":"2022-07-24T14:22:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T19:22:12","slug":"well-that-was-quick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turtleshelltravel.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/05\/well-that-was-quick\/","title":{"rendered":"Well, that was quick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I set up this blog over the course of a few months in mid-2019, intending to add affiliate links, grow my following, and share stories.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after my first blog post &#8211; our family decided to move 1300 miles away from our home base &#8211; to the Portland, Maine area.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have successfully relocated.  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