Today was day two in the water. We woke up to a wonderful breakfast with fresh fruit and a hot plate of eggs, rice, beans, and plantains. After a wonderful breakfast we headed off on our bikes to the turtle rescue and research center to begin our day catching, measuring, and tagging sea turtles. We took a short ride with amazing views to our beach for the day.

Once the nets were set we headed for shore to wait for the turtles. Once on shore we were greeted by three small dogs that were very happy to see us. Once on land we set off to find sloths that are known to be in the trees. Even though we did not find any sloths we did see some spiders, crabs, and lizards that are all pretty awesome as well not to mention the breath taking scenery all around us.

Once back to the beach we relaxed and waited for a turtle. We only caught one turtle but it was a hawksbill. One out of every five turtles caught are hawksbills. It was amazing to see a hawksbill up close. He or she was too young to tell the gender but it was most likely a female. Once the turtle was measured, tagged, and tissue samples taken we sent the turtle on her way back to the sea to continue to grow. Lunch was served on the beach and since no other turtles ended up in the net we pulled them up and headed back with another boat ride!