It was a normal day on Las Peñitas (the beach where we have Spanish classes).. I was studying a bit and talking with Antonio and "Chele" (both of the lifeguards are called Antonio, so one of them has the nickname "chele" which means light skin/hair).
All of a sudden Chele noticed something crawling on the beach. His instincts thought it was a person drowning, but no... it was a TURTLE. She was crawling close to us, and started digging to give birth. After about 15 minutes she started laying eggs. This in it self is not normal, because normally they give birth in September/October, and in nightime. So I think this was a young, confused mother (aka "teen mom").
Did you know that the turtle goes in to a trance when giving birth? She was also crying, lots of tears falling down from her eyes. We could go close because she didn't notice us when she was in this condition. It was amazing. She laid 13 eggs, which is less than the average. For me it was a gigantic turtle, but according to Antonio and Chele it was a small one. As they live here and have seen other turtles, you should probably trust them.
So it was probably my first (and last?) witness to a turtle giving birth.
And of course, I normally always bring my camera, but this day I didn't.. Fortunately Joakim took some pictures for me as well, so pictures are coming :)
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