It’s a fable, not unlike Aesop’s, involving a tortoise named Diego. But instead of a race against a hare, it was a race against time before Diego may not ever be reunited with his owner, Daniel Guerrero.
On Oct. 26 a happy South American Tortoise, adopted from Central Texas Tortoise Rescue in Wimberley, had a full run of his backyard. Anyone who has met Diego knows at 22-years-old he was feeling a little adventurous, and like a young adult can be a little rebellious, testing the limits of his owner.
“I have a pretty large backyard, I know his favorite spots he’ll go to,” said Guerrero, who served as San Marcos Mayor from 2010- 2016. “One afternoon I came home a little early. I figured well; I'm done with my day let's go see what Diego's up to.”
