Location: Costa de Oro, Costa Rica
Word of the day:Acción de gracias - Thanksgiving
Turtle Fact: On a Sea Turtle's shell there are strange markings. A lost culture has believed they could tell when the end of the world could be by reading the marks.
When I returned back tot he house, I dig out some of the holes in the hatchery from previous exhumations to remove the "dirty" sand.
As I think about what to make for breakfast, I remember it's THANKSGIVING! So I begin making turkey shaped pancakes detailed with caramel, condensed milk and syrup. Yum.
Once there we are greeted with a gratis beverage and some pizza from the neighboring pizza tree establishment. I get in touch with my roots and watch the Detroit Lions football game that is currently being shown on the TV screen. Moving over to pool chair, I watch the game from afar and doze off - what a life. When I awake, I see our friends from Corozalito and San Miguel project sites, entering the hotel to join the festivities. After some time of hanging out by the pool, I head up to Courtney's hotel room to shower and get all spiffy for dinner.
During this down time, I catch up with a couple family members via Google voice. After taking a HOT shower and actually putting on clothes, I join the growing population of friends and expats. Before you know it dinner is served. A traditional Thanksgiving meal is staring me in the face. After a generous first round is consumed, a second was brought to a table - how sweet is this? A restaurant giving you seconds! Now only if I could come back tomorrow for the leftovers

We eventually get a ride home from Paublo (Hotel Laguna Mar chef) who luckily lives on our area. That would have been one hell of a walk.
Sleep.
Lesson: The reason food seconds are named after seconds is because that is how long it takes you to devour it.
Food: Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and green beans
Animals: Dogs, Birds, Spiders, Flies, Ants, Crabs, Mosquitoes
Something I am thankful for: Celebrating Holidays. Ironic enough, its though yearly traditions that are great placeholders and checkpoints you look forward to each year.

Total Nest I have saved: 48
Total Nests Poached on my Patrol:46
Total Turtle Eggs I saved: 5102
Total Baby Turtles I Released: 1,100
Days of Rain: 87/141
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