We had an opportunity tonight to watch the Sea Turtle patrol excavate a nest that had already hatched. It was very cool.
Here is the nest and they said you can tell where it is after they hatch because of the dip in the sand - where it has caved in some after they have crawled out.
The volunteer digging down to find the nest
Ahh look - she found one alive still in the nest. Way too cute.
In total there were 96 eggs that hatched from this nest
keeping track
The boys helping to smooth the sand to make it easier for the baby turtle to crawl down to the ocean.
and he is off - go baby go!
almost there
He finally made it. It will take him 3 days to get the reef where he will be safe.
another cutie
A neat surprise while we were watching the sea turtle ...
and Ryan was so excited to find this sharks tooth there !!
A nice night on the beach.
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