February 3, 2016: Baby Turtles!

I had three flights, each with a long layover, so it took almost a day to get here.  In the Los Angeles airport I met two other teachers who received Earthwatch Teach Earth Fellowships like me:  Justine Hochstaedter and Dean Lorenzo, both from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Arrival at Tamarindo Airport
Arrival at Tamarindo Airport

I got here in time for dinner.  At the Goldring-Gund Marine Biology Field Station, we work all night.  So there wasn’t time to post a blog, sleep, even shave!  I spent last night patrolling the beaches.  There is a lot to tell about that; and no time to tell it now.  But when I first arrived everyone was looking into a bucket of just-hatched Olive Ridley sea turtles.

Bucket of baby Olive Ridley turtles
Bucket of baby Olive Ridley turtles

Later on I got to carry them down to the beach and let them go.

Baby Olive Ridley turtle, held in the hand
Baby Olive Ridley turtle, held in the hand

So, enjoy these pictures until I have time to post more.

The Goldring-Gund Field Station, where we live
The Goldring-Gund Field Station, where we live

 

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