kilometers!

The computer on my GPS recorded 105.99 kilometers (65.89 miles) driven last night! It also recorded six hours and 43 minutes of time spent moving. So why did I miss another turtle??

Right now we are surveying the beach with a "skeleton crew" - Just me! In a few days we will have a full survey team riding the beach - Me and Kelly! I have been trying to cover the full survey area when possible. The Lake Worth Inlet to the Jupiter Inlet. is about 20 kilometers long and I am learning that it is probably too much for one person to cover.

I spotted a turtle just as she was entering the waves. I quickly got out a flashlight and checked her for tags before she entered the large swells. She wasn't tagged. She swam away before I could introduce myself. I hope that she returns so we can meet properly (and get a few measurements & tag her)

The nest from last night brings the total number of nests on Juno Beach to four. I just checked the database and was amazed to find that we have never had four turtles by this date. I thought that was really cool, but then ran another query and found out that we do not often record four nests for the entire month of March! Want to place bets on a record year? May be a bit early to predict that, but I feel good about it.