Experiences by Kids, Beach Patrol
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...
Clay -
ReplyDeleteMANY thanks for the surprise call this morning - it made my (Father's) day!
Hope all is going well and don't forget the sunblock :-)
All the best!!
Xoxo,
Dad
Wow that looks fun and festive! Good to see you get your groove on Clay!
ReplyDeleteJames, it looks like you're having a really good time. I noticed you have on an insect repellent bracelet on each arm, I was wondering how they were working out for you?
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