Beach and Turtle

We have to have a morning at the beach, we need two buggy boards and we are pretty much set!

The temperature is perfect and the waves are just perfect for the surfer kids. They stay non-stop in the water to catch the right wave.

At night we had booked a tour to see the turtle nesting. A guide come to pick us up and after 45 min. driving in a drizzling rain we get to this deserted beach. The wind was strong and there are strong waves. We meet another guide that tells us two turtles were already out. We still have hope to see some.

We sit on a fall tree trunk while our guide try to find sign of turtles. The kids are getting tired and try to find a comfortable position to sleep. (All the surfing use quite a lot of energy!). It is very dark all around, we can see the moon which is good from the turtle point of view, but the big waves might make it difficult for them to come out.

Other group of turtle watchers are out there, but there are no sign. We are loosing hope, and the kids are really tired to we decide to go back...until the guide spot one and he emits a little cry of joy!

We have the full experience of the turtle nesting that I have to say it is pretty impressive. A medium size turtle slide slowly on the beach and start looking for a good spot. She did not like the first location so she is moving a little. We are very quite, we don't want to be confused for predators and scare her off. After that she is settled, the guide dig a little bit of sand so that we can see the eggs dropping one after another lighted by a red flashlight.

It is incredible that they lay the eggs in the same beach where they are born. They retain memory of the location where they probably feel the safest. Oh nature give us so much to think about!

Once she is done with the kids, she began the "dance", she started covering up the eggs with sand by using her legs and sliding her entire body left and right. Once satisfied with the job she goes back in the water.

We are also totally satisfied with the experience and it would have been really a pity to have miss it!