Ambalangoda and the Turtle Hatchery

Yesterday we went to Hikkaduwa beach to swim. It was awesome, hot and Dad took me into the sea.

 Hikkaduwa Beach.

 Me and Luqman in the water.

 Umar got buried!!!

 Dad and me going into the sea...we went in up to our necks!!!

The Sea Turtle...about as big as DAD!!!

We saw a Sea turtle (2 of them but one up close) swimming around in the waves. It was really close and we swam with it around us.

It was really hot, 38 Degrees today, too hot for cricket so we slept in the afternoon.

At night we had a BBQ and watched the fireflies in the sky.

Dad got bitten by a beetle and we had an ant (black) invasion in our room cause I left a biscuit on the floor.

Today we went to the Kosgoda Turtle hatchery. We saw heaps of baby turtles and some big ones too. One was deformed because its egg was damaged. It is a rare turtle so they are looking after it. It is about 40yrs old.

The turtle hatchery helps sacve turtles that might get eaten by birds or dogs and releases them into the wild when they are big enough to fend for themselves.

Some of the turtles have been injured. these are the big ones, and they are being cared for until they are strong enough to go back to the sea.

The old and deformed turtle.

 

 Heaps of baby turtles.

A video of the turtle swimming around. 

I got to hold a baby turtle, they are wiggly and wet.

 Look...a baby turtle on my hands.

We are going back to Colombo today after lunch.

Smith.