Ylang Ylang
more on the turtles
02.01.2012 - 02.02.2012
77 °F
Our friend David N.in NC recommended YY to us. A very nice place, probably the most relaxing spot we've been to so far. The tours and activities at the this resort are many that we've already done, so lots of beach time, hammock tours and chil-axing. The healthy food menu has been excellent and I've made it five days without a cheeseburger. Tomorrow night or during the Super Bowl it will be on the menu.
We walked the beach the other day and stopped at the turtle rescue hatchery. While speaking with the volunteers we learned that they had one more release before a new season of egg planting begins. This month turtle will come a shore at night, bury their eggs and return to the sea. The volunteers watch the beach, rescue the eggs and bring them to hatchery were they are protected until they hatch. I think they said 45-60 days later. The day they hatch they're returned to the sea. One of the volunteers a young woman from Boulder, CO (another CO connection) is spending a year here before going to college at SDSU. Good for her.
What is interesting to me is that my brother John is volunteering his time in NC to stop the commercial gill net fisherman that are killing all the turtles along the coast of NC. NC is the only state on the eastern shore that permits gill net fishing along it's coastline. Here in CR volunteers are working 24/7 to protect the turtles from their natural enemies, CR poachers, and the giant commercial fishing ships that spread nets five miles wide across the oceans and take everything. When you eat canned tuna, you could be eating dolphin, turtle, etc. No politics here just an expression of concern. If you feel like donating to an organization that is fighting the gill net commercial fishing in NC and helping the group in CR go to www.asvocr.org/english. Click on the appropriate links. They are also on Facebook.
Today is our last day here at YY maybe a hike to a waterfall....
Posted by rhislop 02.03.2012 04:55 Archived in Costa Rica Tagged turtlescostaricamontezumaylang
