we discovered it years ago when we stayed at costa azul. i emailed ahead
a few weeks before we left to make sure they were still around.
i was happy to learn they are there and going very strong.
they even have to turn away dozens of volunteers. {a good problem to have}
the manager that was overseeing the reserve took us all into the large shed that they
kept heated to a specific temperature year round, to keep all the eggs that have been dug
up from nests warm. they are kept in syrofoam coolers full of sand until they hatch and
are ready for release.
we were lucky that one group of olive ridleys sea turtles had been hatching that very
day and were being taken to the beach that night for release. we all got to hold the
freshly hatched turtles and she encouraged scout to name one.
we had a wonderful time and will be back again when we are south of the border.
unfortunately, we weren't able to make it back that night for the turtle release.
after a full day of sun and surf, we were exhausted and ready for bed by 8:30pm!
~ there's still more of mexico to journal, but it's late and i'm going to crawl into bed.
it's been a whirlwind weekend - full of good things, but just alot packed in a weekend.
friday night i rushed home from work to take scout to piano lessons {finn had a laser tag
b-day party and missed his lessons}, saturday morning i met with the breakfast brunch,
and that evening c and i attended a wedding for an old friend at the historic la fayette hotel.
jen kept the boys over night and they had a blast with her and got to see the new lego movie.
they LOVED it!!
today {sunday}, i met my serious bookgroup at tea upon chatsworth at noon for high tea.
we all wore dresses, drank lots of different teas from pretty porcelain teacups,
and ate too many cute finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off.
it was such a girly fun experience...and my first time having 'tea' with the girls.
was thinking i'd love to take my mom here when she visits. i think she'd enjoy it.
