Baby turtles everywhere!

Our friends, Lynn and Bob, took us to see baby turtles digging out of their nests on the other side of the island when we first arrived. A experience we'll never forget, even with our impaired memory! We're not going to say much or show you much here because friends have said it more eloquently in their blog -dickandgwenreporting.com- and shown it more dramatically -see a wonderful video by Lynn on my facebook page.

The very short story of it is that biologists over the last 6 months watched mother turtles dig 4300 nests, 3 meters down in the sand about 50 feet from the ocean. The biologists marked the nests with dates. After the gestation period was up, the scientists together with volunteers went back to some of the nests and helped the hatched baby turtles (green and loggerhead) make their way to the surface. It takes three days for the turtles to reach the surface. Then, they take off instinctively for the sea gaining speed and strength as they go. To see their little heads at the surface in the surf and to know that 1 in a 1000 will survive to return and lay their own eggs here in 17-20 years is ........well, fill in your own adjective!