Turtles, Monsters and Movies

My intention was to post a couple of times a week. We have been having way too much fun during the day that I am pooped by bedtime.

The nice thing about the island is the lack of commercialization. No tacky t-shirt shops, no putt putt, no movie theatre, no fast food...the list goes on. Don't get me wrong. We love to do those things as well. It is just nice to have a break from it all. So you ask. What do you do besides go to the beach?

We and several others go watch baby turtles trying to make it to the ocean. They take turtles serious here. Loggerhead turtles (big turtles who live in the ocean) make their way up on the beach and lay 30-40 eggs. The nest is monitored daily by the conservancy. Once they believe the eggs will hatch, they post a sign to let everyone know a nest is about to hatch. Everyone shows up for the fun and experience.

The nest had already hatched earlier that day but we got to see this little guy make his way to the ocean. The conservancy actually rescued this little turtle after some foxes had gotten to the nest. They released him to the ocean Tuesday night.

Saving the environment, one monster at a time. We take recycling serious. I may not use environmental, reusable, whatever they are called grocery bags (which is a market in itself!), but we do make monsters out of paper bags. That is recyling. Right?

After we saw Toy Story 1 and 2 about 749 times, I thought it was time for some new movies. The kids favorite pick was Sound of Music. Oh wait...how did Season 5 of 24 get in there?

When all the paper and tape for crafts is gone...when we are tired of movies...when the afternoon is at a turtles pace...we learn to tie.