Well I'm back home now after completing 3 weeks on the turtle project on the pacific coast of Costa Rica, several dives further up the pacific coast and then exploring the Monteverde and Arenal areas, before returning to the capital to fly home. Saw an adult turtle nesting on the beach and saw newly hatched baby turtles being released into the ocean. Enjoyed being able to cool off in the sea on the lovely beach where I saw dolphins playing near the shore once. E...

Hola from Costa Rica. Arrived at the turtle project which is about 50metres from a very long and empty palm fringed beach. Not the usual white sand, its dark, but a lovely beach all the same. It's hot and humid and often misty looking along the beach. There's hardly anybody on the enormous beach and I'm generally having a dip in the ocean to cool off 3 times a day. During the daytime I have been helping with building a new hatchery for the turtle nests. The bre...