The weather cleared up the next day in Hikkaduwa. I managed to get a boat and went snorkeling around the reefs. They weren't great, but I did see a huge green sea turtle.
Later, on our way back to Columbo, we stopped at one of the turtle sanctuaries. They hatch turtle eggs and release them. Also, they have a section where they keep "special" turtles such as a blind one and turtles with deformities that would make it impossible for them to survive in the wild.
Roadside diner
Baby turtles!
Later, on our way back to Columbo, we stopped at one of the turtle sanctuaries. They hatch turtle eggs and release them. Also, they have a section where they keep "special" turtles such as a blind one and turtles with deformities that would make it impossible for them to survive in the wild.
Roadside diner |
| Beach in Hikkadua |
Baby turtles! |
| Different kinds of turtle eggs waiting to hatch: LB=Leatherback, LH-Loggerhead etc. |
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| Albino turtle |
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| Babies waiting to be released. |
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| Blind turtle who will live out his life at the sanctuary. |
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| He is so heavy! |
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