Last night was a ton of fun. Started out in Ft. Lauderdale at the Interpol concert. It is a little wierd to wake up and go to a concert BEFORE work! Had a great time and then headed up here to Juno beach as fast as I could. I knew there would be turtles. A call to Rick who was working on Hutchinson confirmed the night was "turtly" as they had an untagged turtle on the beach at 9pm. Got up here by 1am and headed out on the beach. The waves were awesome and the beach had been cut in half since the night before. I headed north hoping not to find any tracks from missed turtles - nothing. A quick turn around at the Jupiter Inlet and I headed south. Near the Seminole golf course I saw the unmistakable dark smudge in the sand ahead of me. Yep, I missed a turtle. I was bummed that she had just left the beach and she had the biggest track I had ever seen in my life! I sat for a minute and then cranked up the bike and cruised south again.
Didn't have to go 100 meters before I found a turtle! AJ (click for more info about AJ) was just finishing up her nest and was getting ready to leave the beach. I checked her flipper and PIT tags, took some quick measurements and checked her out.
Leatherbacks are really cool and exciting to sit next to. I sat for a bit enjoying her company and we parted. I headed south again. Wonder where she went??
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