the turtles in Asia are a symbol of wisdom. when diving i chase sea turtles because they are so very. yes, very everything. as a teenager in Florida when we sailed to the island of Keewaden we would often find the paths that turtles made from the water to their nests. occasionally we would dig up and count the eggs to report to the conservation group.
for a lot of reasons, mostly related to costal development and fishing methods, turtles are declining in numbers. so i love to see a community [yes, the nationals of a developing country!] coming together to preserve a species that is endangered.
there are quite a few turtle sanctuaries in central america - each doing thier part for conservation. it seems at odds with a country imersed in poverty yet they seem to understand the importance of these species.
everywhere i have witnessed the special bond between children and animals and it is always the same mixute of love and wonder and amazement that seems to be lost as we become adults.
the buckets of baby turtles were emptied onto the beach at sunset so they would follow the sun into the water and it was priceless to experience the exodus of the turtle hatchlings into the ocean as the waves lapped up to take them on thier journey.
i left saying, 'las tortugas, las tortugas siempre en mi corazon' [the turtles, the turtles always in my heart]. it was the best memory of my weekend on the coast of Guatemala.
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