We had reserved this trip through the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and luckily had a gorgeous day. There were nine in our group of which three were employees and one volunteer. We drove to a beach near our hotel and walked to a turtle nest set back in the dunes. One of the employees had a small snapper turtle that someone had found on the road and she would take back to the rehabilitation center.
Our nest had hatched a few days before and now they check it to make sure all the turtles made it out. Carefully they dug down into the sand and retrieved 74 hatched shells and two unhatched eggs. These were broken open and we saw that there was just yolks as they had never developed. Careful notes were taken and the site was completely restored to the condition we had found it.
Afterwards we took a nature walk on the beach and saw some shore birds. These beautiful area is where the movie Glory had been filmed even though the actual events took place on nearby St. Simon's Island.
Next stop was a visit to the turtle center and their hospital area to meet some patients. This sea turtle had lost a front flipper and may someday be returned to the ocean.
Back in the historic District we had lunch at the Crane House Restaurant, former home of the Crane family of plumbing fame.
We walked by the beautiful Faith Chapel with its signed Tiffany window. Unfortunately it is only open after 2:00 pm so we sill have to visit it on our next trip.
Back to the hotel to pack and one last look at the beach. Found some wild orchids growing along the boardwalk.
Time to say goodbye to this beautiful place and head home.
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