Many Tortugas

On Thursday we went out on the boat to one of two sites. While putting out the net we caught our first turtle before we could even straighten the nets out. Then while measuring and checking tax of the first hurdle we caught there was another one. All together we caught for greenback turtles that day. Most of them were full-grown adults and all females. We worked really hard that day and everyone was sunburnt including me. But it was a wonderful experience.

After the four turtles we rested on the beach and had lunch. Every day for lunch we had ham and cheese sandwiches made by Marie. Her and her family run the beautiful cabinas where we were staying. She was such a sweet lady and a good cook. She even made sure we had cookies every day.

At the end of the day we were on the boats waiting for them to pull up the net. While they were pulling them up we caught a fifth turtle. But it got away. It was a very productive day and everyone had a chance to work with the turtles. When we got back to the wide cast center we untangle nets and put them away. That can be quite the chore and requires lots of patience. But by that point we were pretty good at it. I think all this hard work makes us into better people.