Today was a magnificent experience. There is a small research facility in town that has been doing work with the sea turtles that can be found in the Sea of Cortes. Some of the students went over to the facility and helped out the head researcher with the cleaning of the tanks and the animals. There were 12 turtles that we helped to weigh, measure, scrub, and clean the huge salt water tanks in which they live. Everyone was just giddy with delight and many pictures were taken with the littlest of the green turtles that we named Squirt. David, the researcher, was very grateful for the help and we were grateful for the opportunity to help with the research that is sponsored by the Mexican government. Now we must go and get the algae smell off of our hands.
