Beach Patrol Mr. Sailor aka George At about 9: 45 pm last night, we set out for our Sea Turtle Beach Patrol. As a group we were not sure what to expect or what we might encounter. We met our guides named David and Fernando at the Cahuita Turtle Rescue. We learned about the organization ’ s beginning and purpose. We had a chance to see where the baby turtles are housed until they hatch and then we set out on the patrol. We were searching for Leatherback Turtles which may be as large as 4-feet in diameter and may lay up to 80 eggs at a time. These turtles may be from Florida or throughout Central America and will only lay eggs at night. As a result, there is a need to protect these turtle eggs from poachers who sell them as an aphrodisiac despite this being against the law in some areas of Costa Rica and can land a poacher in jail for 3-5 years. We walked just over 6 MILES along the beach. We did not en...
Rafting Day 2 Clay: Okay, so 5 minutes after I finished the last blog post I learned we wouldn’t go on the hike because of the weather. So we just relaxed and went zip-lining for the rest of the day. Today, we went white water rafting again, and it was even more fun this time since it was longer! We also went swimming/drifting and met Tom’s dog, LeBron! We also said good-bye to Tom. I’m gonna miss having his humor around, but it’ll be nice having some piece and quiet. See you all soon! Quincy : Hola Mommy, Hey Dad. Today was a great day we went white water rafting and it was fu n. The river was 18 miles long and it takes about threes hours to finish. The river had many different class rapids he crossed level 2,3, and 4 rapids. I didn’t fall the raft at all but when I did fall out it was because someone pushed me out or I had the chance to swim in the calm zone. It took us 2 hours and 57 minutes to finish and I’ll tell the both of you more about when...
A long ride time to nap and refleck.
ReplyDeleteHope your ride didn't seem too long! We all miss you guys!! Can't wait to hear more about your day!
ReplyDeleteHow were the curvy roads?? You guys look very happy!
ReplyDeleteWalker: breaking news from home: Frederick III is actually Fredricka III and she’s laying eggs all over our yard!! : )
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