After our day of fishing for sailfish and tuna off the Pacific coast of Guatemala (and the fully packed days at Semuc Champey and Tikal prior to this), we were looking for a bit of downtime and relaxation, so we headed down the coast and found a great hotel right on the beach. We spent a couple nights here and were really able to relax, enjoy the beach and the pools, and take in some sunshine. It really was a great spot to recharge the batteries. We would definitely come back to this hotel again.
While there on the coast, we found a place where they protected turtle eggs and allowed them to hatch and every night they released a large amount of baby turtles into the Pacific Ocean. For a small cost, we were able to go to one of these turtle sanctuaries and participate in this release. The kids loved it and would likely say it was their favorite thing they did on this trip. We were able to release 2,147 baby turtles into the Pacific Ocean and there were only a couple other people there to participate with us. We learned that the turtles return to the same beach they were born/released into the ocean to lay their eggs, so some of these baby turtles will likely be back at some point in the future.
Eliza and Sawyer enjoying the pool at our hotel in Monterrico, Guatemala.
Pools at our hotel in Monterrico, Guatemala.
Our hotel on the beach in Monterrico, Guatemala.
Video tour of our beach resort in Monterrico, Guatemala on the Pacific Ocean.
Black sand beaches of Monterrico, Guatemala at our hotel.
Family picture on the coast of Monterrico, Guatemala.
Sawyer, , with her turtles, before releasing them to the Pacific Ocean.
Ryder, with his turtles, before releasing them to the Pacific Ocean.
Nash, with his turtles, before releasing them to the Pacific Ocean.
The kids, releasing baby turtles into the Pacific Ocean in Monterrico, Guatemala.
Cody and Eliza at the release of the baby turtles in Monterrico, Guatemala.
The kids, enjoying participating in the release of baby turtles to the Pacific Ocean in Monterrico, Guatemala.
One of the 2,147 baby turtles that we released on the black sand beaches of Monterrico, Guatemala.
Video of 2,147 baby turtles that were born on November 3, 2017 in Monterrico, Guatemala as they make their way down the black sand beach to the Pacific Ocean.
More video of the baby turtles as they make their way down the beach to the Pacific Ocean in Monterrico, Guatemala.
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