Turtles in Levera

catching some shut eye before the fun begins
In front of the ocean spirits sign with Haley
Amazingly large turtle!
Posing with a new friend
Levera beach, walking back to the car..
Unfortunately I've had an insanely sore throat the past week that has just started clearing up. Luckily, last sunday I had an excursion of a lifetime to make up for it. Went with friends Megan and Haley to Levera to see the Sea Turtles:) It was an amazing road trip accross the island to levera beach. The turtles were absolutely amazing, we saw 12 come up and lay eggs. They are so much bigger then I had anticipated! They are about five feet long with front flippers that are almost a meter! As part of a conservation effort, ocean spirits, the organization we went with, helps turtles by counting the eggs that were layed and moving them if the nest that has been dug is not in an appropriate spot and covering nesting sites with sand to prevent poachers and other animals from finding the eggs. It was an all nighter adventure and hopefully I will have the opportunity to go again next year:) Here are some picts of the event!

Update

So sorry about the lack of updates. School has been super busy with extra projects which I have just finished. All that remains between me and going home for the summer is final exams which are at the beginning of May. I have really been enjoying having the car and have been taking advantage of the extra freedom by cruising around the island and exploring when time permits. I will be attempting to post lots of pictures in the next week to make up for my blog laziness:) Hope everyone is doing well and talk to all y'all soon!