On the morning of March 12th, as I was working out on our hill at Mont Vernon overlooking Orient Beach... there was a new, large sand hump on the beach (Pic attached ) with several gendarmes cautiously surrounding.

Being a guy who reads crime dramas... “OMG..... BODIES buried in the sand.....YOIKES!!!!!”

The hump was about 20 feet long with the gendarmes replaced by blue-uniformed officers (Police Territoriale) keeping all observers at arms’ length. Finally, one man measuring the hump, its distance from the water and then surrounding the hump with caution tape.

NOT bodies: EGGS...LA TORTUE …. a sea turtle had landed and laid her eggs which, we were informed, were protected and would hatch in 50-60 days (“two moons”). There is a group of registered volunteers who would supervise the site.

Later, we were informed of a similar landing the night before near La Playa & a second nest.

SO .. .April 30th is the 48th day! It’s almost time!

Back in Canada, we have seen several reportings of sea turtles laying nests on the Caribbean and North American beaches, apparently a rarity over the past several years.

I wish we could be there to witness such an auspicious event!


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