I thought the bioluminescence would be the highlight of my trip….little did I know that I would get to witness something I hade been looking for for years.<\/p>\n
As I was returning from my morning walk on the beach, I noticed a man\u00a0 studying the sand intently and writing in a note book. I walked up to him to find out what he was doing. He explained that he was surveying the turtle nests on the beach. I was surprised to learn there was a nest right in front of my hotel. He showed me the markings in the sand indicating the recent hatching and subsequent trek to the water of some baby turtles. He could tell that they had initially started in the wrong direction, obviously misled by the lights coming from the street, but had rectified their itinerary when they reached the dunes and hopefully made it to the water.<\/p>\n
I asked if there were egg remains in the nest. He offered to check and came up with more than a dozen little baby turtles. They had hatched but not left the nest during the night as their siblings had done. They were covered in sand and\u00a0 seemed confused at first, walking in circle, rolling on their back.<\/p>\n
But they quickly gathered their wits and started walking towards the ocean. They were surprisingly fast for such small creatures walking with fins rather than feet. We escorted them to keep the birds away.<\/p>\n As they got closer to the water’s edge\u00a0 it got easier,\u00a0 as they shed their sandy blankets and the sand they were walking on became harder. It was fun to observe the various colors and makings.<\/p>\n![\"turtles1\"](\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/turtles1.jpg\")
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