Dogs & Turtles
27 June 2008 | Bahia del Sol, El Salvador
One of Three
Yesterday Mon, Lilliana and I went for an early morning walk on the beach to get some exercise. It is my new reason for getting out of bed before 10 a.m. especially since after 10 a.m. it's too hot to do much of anything including going for a walk.
As we approached the beach from the tiled hotel pool area, we noticed a group of cows just finishing up their own early morning walk on the beach. I had never seen a group of cows taking a walk on a beach before. In the midst of the groups of cows was a stray beach dog barking. I though he was herding the cows until, upon closer inspection, I noticed he was barking at something small & dark in the sand in front of him. As we got even closer I realized the 'something small & dark' was turtle! Apparently he had just come out of the ocean and was headed for the safety of the grass just beyond the beach. What a treat! We shooed the dog away and Lillianna tried to direct the turtle back into the water but it made a bee-line for the grass after I persuaded her to let it go where it wanted too. I was actually glad I got up so early in the morning after seeing that cute little sea turtle.