The turtles at Mazunte
Last weekend we went to Mazunte for my birthday and Arlo's too. the trip was really fun. First, we stopped at the mountains in this small town that was all about mushrooms. The place was nice and every thing was good!! the next day (my birthday) we started with a nice breakfeast and then headed off. The road was sooooooooo windy so basicly everyone got car sick and that really stunk because on my birthday we had to all get sick... anyways when we got there some of the parents went to check out hotels and the others stayed to watch us swim, some of the waves were really big!!! you could get washing-machined (maytagged) or simpley radically pounded that night we went to a really nice italian resturant for my birthday and the food took for ever but it was really good. i also got a bunch of presents and it was awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the next day was arlo's birthday so in the morning we went on a boat and went out to see if we could see sea turtles and dolphins, when we were going out in the water to begin the tour and the kids were in the front (smaart) and a huge wave was coming. ruby was looking back talking to her dad and me talia and arlo saw it i thought that the people would never let that wave hit us and guess what?? it did... we all got knocked off our seat by the wave and the wind knocked out of us plus we got covered in sand talia started crying because her arm hurt... anyways the trirp was really fun and we saw turtles but sadly no dolphins.
the next day we went to the turtle museum there were hurt turtles that were going to be freed into the ocean, that was really fun!!
then the next day in the night we went to a beach where turtle lay their eggs - La Escobilla. It's one of the most important places in the world where turtles lay their eggs. the dude who was leading us he said we were walking on turtle eggs wherever we were walking on the beach. after a little while of walking we saw a mom turtle going back to the ocean after laying eggs. after more walking we saw several other turtles and we then we saw babies walking down and we got to hold them and bring them down to the water. after the babies we saw a mom turtle actually laying the eggs and the man who was taking us he dug out a hole where the mom was putting her eggs in and we saw the eggs dropping into the hole and every once in a while she would grunt. the eggs were all slimy and had this gooey stuff on them. there was also some trash on the beach and a baby turtle was stuck in a plastic bag thing and we freed him. the man told us that the babies stay in the same place where they hatched for an hour and smell and look and remember so that they can come back to this beach when they are older to lay their eggs. the man also told us that 1 out of 100 of the babies survive when they get into the water. some get eaten by crabs, raccoons other fish and when they get in the water they sometimes get radiaclly pounded. every thing was awesome!!!!!!!!
--sabina
Last weekend we went to Mazunte for my birthday and Arlo's too. the trip was really fun. First, we stopped at the mountains in this small town that was all about mushrooms. The place was nice and every thing was good!! the next day (my birthday) we started with a nice breakfeast and then headed off. The road was sooooooooo windy so basicly everyone got car sick and that really stunk because on my birthday we had to all get sick... anyways when we got there some of the parents went to check out hotels and the others stayed to watch us swim, some of the waves were really big!!! you could get washing-machined (maytagged) or simpley radically pounded that night we went to a really nice italian resturant for my birthday and the food took for ever but it was really good. i also got a bunch of presents and it was awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the next day was arlo's birthday so in the morning we went on a boat and went out to see if we could see sea turtles and dolphins, when we were going out in the water to begin the tour and the kids were in the front (smaart) and a huge wave was coming. ruby was looking back talking to her dad and me talia and arlo saw it i thought that the people would never let that wave hit us and guess what?? it did... we all got knocked off our seat by the wave and the wind knocked out of us plus we got covered in sand talia started crying because her arm hurt... anyways the trirp was really fun and we saw turtles but sadly no dolphins.
the next day we went to the turtle museum there were hurt turtles that were going to be freed into the ocean, that was really fun!!
then the next day in the night we went to a beach where turtle lay their eggs - La Escobilla. It's one of the most important places in the world where turtles lay their eggs. the dude who was leading us he said we were walking on turtle eggs wherever we were walking on the beach. after a little while of walking we saw a mom turtle going back to the ocean after laying eggs. after more walking we saw several other turtles and we then we saw babies walking down and we got to hold them and bring them down to the water. after the babies we saw a mom turtle actually laying the eggs and the man who was taking us he dug out a hole where the mom was putting her eggs in and we saw the eggs dropping into the hole and every once in a while she would grunt. the eggs were all slimy and had this gooey stuff on them. there was also some trash on the beach and a baby turtle was stuck in a plastic bag thing and we freed him. the man told us that the babies stay in the same place where they hatched for an hour and smell and look and remember so that they can come back to this beach when they are older to lay their eggs. the man also told us that 1 out of 100 of the babies survive when they get into the water. some get eaten by crabs, raccoons other fish and when they get in the water they sometimes get radiaclly pounded. every thing was awesome!!!!!!!!
--sabina
5 comments:
Great reporting Sabina. We love the photos and your great descriptions. Love, Chuck
Very descriptive writing -- I love the part about the giant wave. It sounds like you are having lots of fun. Un fuerte abrazo, Erik
Hi Sabina,
It sounds like you are having quite an adventure so far learning about many interesting things (and things to avoid such as certain mushrooms and turtle eggs). I hope your Spanish transition is going well. Our year is off to a great start.
Enjoy,
Josh and the Meridianians
great story telling Sabina! Great job saving those baby turtles... sound's like an awesome birthday!
miss you all but glad you're having so many adventures!
xo phyllis
Happy Belated Birthday Sabina!
I loved reading about your beach walk in the dark. The images are so strong, they GLOW. I can't wait to show the girls your blog. Olivia's Spanish teacher knows about your year in Mexico and is going to help Olivia correspond w/ you. Love, Pam
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