Had the rare opportunity last night to watch a giant Leatherback turtle (shell at least 4 feet from head to tail) come out of the surf and nest on the beach. I stared at her in awe for at least 45 minutes as she slowly 'flippered' her way through the sand. I could not stop thinking about how old these creatures are, both on the scale of evolution and this one particular turtle. She was not afraid of me as I stood my short distance behind her, watching her use her back flippers to create a corkscrew motion in the sand, digging a hole two feet deep beneath her.
The sheer size of her was mind-blowing.
Woke up this morning and thought it was a dream.
Then I saw the tracks on the beach...
