It was a very busy day. Meagan woke up at 5:30 a.m. and went for a beach walk. Not far along she encountered about 17 little turtles (loggerheads?) who had hatched from a nest and were stranded behind a mass of palm fronds and vines along the fence. She picked them up and put them on the beach and they headed into the surf. She then found another 6 or so more and ran them down to the beach. Our neighbours were watching and cheering her on from their patio. When we woke up I went down to the beach with her and we found 2 more and helped them over the tangle as well. There were tiny flipper marks all over the beach where there nest mates had made the night time run for it. Yesterday was the highest and lowest tides so far, makes you wonder if the hatch coordinated with that. Also, friends of ours said there were 2 turtles laying eggs on the edge of the beach yesterday.
After breakfast at the park restaurant we headed for Chacala beach for a day of surf fun and lunch with friends. Meagan and I went down into the surf and I only got slammed 2 or 3 times. Meagan faired far better.
Get ready, it's a steam roller!
Chacala Beach
When we returned we moved Meagan into our rented fifth wheel a few sites over, had some drinks with friends, ordered pizza and all went to bed by 9.
2 comments:
Looks like Meg is going to keep you guys busy for the next few days! What's next on the agenda?
We have finally got some winter with an over night low of -31C.
Her energy level is impressive. Next up is a trip to San Blas, for the river tour, on Monday. It must be nice to finally be able to trust the ice.
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