Turtle Island

Turtle Island was amazing. When we arrived at the island by boat, I could already tell it was going to be quite the experience. The water was this beautiful crystal clear blue and the sand was white and soft, glowing from the sun's rays. I loved it already. When we got onto the island, our guide explained to us some rules and stuff like that. You know, the usual. We got our rooms, which were okay but not the best, and headed straight to the beach. Our guide said that the best place to snorkel was on the north side of the island, so we picked up some snorkel gear and headed to the gorgeous water. The water was really nice, refreshing and warm at the same time- but not the soupy, gross warm, the nice warm. I jumped in and it was so clear, that I could see my hand underwater perfectly! It was so beautiful and relaxing that I just wanted to swim in it forever. My dad and I put on our gear, and headed out. We saw so many creatures and coral. We saw rainbow fish, clownfish (Nemo fish), electric blue fish, blue and orange fish, black fish, green fish, brain coral, sea cucumbers, sea stars, sea urchins, water snakes, bright blue and pink coral, and so much more! It was really nice! After lunch, we swam some more and than dinner rolled around. We were in the middle of playing a game of 8 man president, when our guide shouted, "the turtles are here!"! So we ran out and went to the beach as fast and quiet as we could. Right in front of us, was this mother turtle! I was a bit shocked that it was so close to us in the wild, and then it started laying eggs. It was weird, but cool. The guide told us after she was done, that the mother turtle had laid 63 eggs! Some turtles could lay up to 200 eggs! Woah! After she had laid all of the eggs (the guide took the eggs out to put them into the hatchery to keep them safe), she covered the hole up with her feet. It was really neat. Next, we saw the little baby turtles make their way to the water. It was so cool! The turtles were super cute and so small! It was really awesome to see the turtles waddle their way to the water. When they reached the ocean, they were naturals! Their little arms were flapping in the water and it was really cute! I really liked turtle island and it was so cool to see a close-to endangered species being protected and safe.