There are about 20 green turtle nests on the ocean side of Manda Island (across the bay from Lamu island). Along with 15 other tourists (and a few resident wazungu) we took speed boats through the mangrove lined channels then took a 10 minute hike through the island until we reached the shore where they dug up the baby turtles. All but three (of 203) eggs had already hatched with over 100 already escaping to the sea. The caretaker (a former "poacher") dug the rest out by hand to help improve their odds (and the enjoyment of paying tourists).
first look in the nest
turtle love
down the ramp
and into the sea
That looks like so much fun. I'm not the type to go all gooey over cute animals but they sure were adorable.
ReplyDeleteIt's also neat to see so many of them. Watching the video I found myself rooting for them to get to the ocean. Go little turtles, go.
What fun! I love the color of the sand too.
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