Gerald & Denzel's Seabound Adventure

We heard from the owner of our hostel that there's a beach just out of town where you can release baby turtles. It was quite a walk from where we're staying but it was definitely worth it! The beach itself was stunningly picturesque and after a 20 minute walk across the sands we arrived at the little hatchery where they release baby turtles every day, they must have thousands of eggs this time of year as about 30 people turned up and everyone got their own little turtle in a coconut shell 😍
I named my turtle Denzel and Charlotte eventually named her turtle Gerald. It's impossible to tell the gender of the baby turtles until about 1 year so we'll never know if they were aptly named! Once (a little clumsily) released Gerald had no problem getting to the ocean. Denzel on the other hand seemed to want to do anything but go into the sea. After about half an hour and several helping hands later he (or she) eventually made it and we waved him (or her) off and hoped that they all didn't get eaten by seagulls. A few of them did get scooped up despite the best efforts of the volunteers to keep the birds away! 😰 Only about 5% of every 1000 turtles reach adulthood so we've got our fingers crossed for our little turtle babies 🤞
After they'd gone we watched a beautiful sunset and made our way back to town. On a side note we also saw some whales off on the horizon while we were releasing the turtles which was a nice bonus. Such an amazing experience in an equally amazing place!Read more