So Much Bug Spray: La Tortuga Feliz
| This entry is part of the week we spent volunteering at La Tortuga Feliz (a turtle conservation project), near Bataan, Costa Rica. |
2:05 AM
Writing by red light at the hatchery
La Tortuga Feliz (Near Bataan, Costa Rica)
I got up for the 2AM shift at the hatchery. Other shifts had turtles come out in the night (43, then 4, then 4), so I may see 1-2 this morning, or maybe more, guess there’s no way to know these things in advance.
Seems like the dogs did more barking last night than I can remember from other nights. Also felt hotter and muggier to me attempting to sleep. I felt like I couldn’t breathe, which I think was actually my body’s response (defending itself against the stuff which may be growing in the pillow or the mattress). I’d sleep in the hammock the rest of the time I’m here, but the 2
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