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Some Excerpts From Visitors To Our Loggerhead Logbook |
Eli Tedesco
S.O.S. Girl
The Whitacres & The Cannons
(From Ohio)
Zellie Earnest & family from Kingsport, TN
5-30-00 " Hey you guys are doing a great job looks like you might set a record and this is a real good idea also. " Bill Weldner ~ Harbor Island
6-6-00 "Gary from Pritchards sends his regards"
7-18-00 "Nest #5 hatched, approximately 25-30 babies. They all made it to the ocean Safely!" Gretch, Nate, Beth, Jean, Dana, Stace, Tom, Mike, Kiri, April, Tim, Brad, Pat, Janet, Barbara
7-13-00 "Nest #33 in zone 1 - left "in situ". Early morning turtle verified by eyewitness "Laura". Darnell, Mike and Pat
7-18-00 "I’m a guest @ Capt. John Fripp Villas, but I want you to know that my 10 & 12 year olds daily and frequently tell people not to use flashlights nor take home ANY live creatures from the ocean. Many of us guests, mammalians, people are very supportive and anxious to see turtles or eggs. Thanks for all your hard work with the moms and babies!! We'll be back next year again. P.S. There truly are some people who don't "know" there are alligators or that sand dollars are living creatures or that flashlights scare turtles and confuse hatchlings. We'll keep spreading the word!" LAS from Cincinnati
7-20-00 "My husband, daughter and I walked around, I finally found no evidence of anything new @ #1. We were disappointed husband and 10 yr. old went back (she was tired). I snooped around some more and saw someone flashing 2 flashlights almost at me. As I walked back to our villa, I came upon the family of 3 and was beginning to chat about lights. Instead we watched "mama" dig and lay her eggs (went back for my family to "see"). Too dark to see the eggs, but we saw lots of flipper motion and sand flying. We cautiously waited to see her go back to the ocean. When she finally finished with rests(?) in between, we thought she was rotating toward the sea. She then crawled slightly parallel to the shore and then turned toward her "home". What a thrill to see the tracks coming in and then going out again. I hope we didn't disturb her, we stayed back pretty far and took video (no light) as she got closer to the ocean. Wished the moon were brighter, but still thrilling! Most exciting part of our 2 weeks @ Fripp!! Thanks to all volunteers!" LAS - Lois, Gary, CJ and Jared Soergel (Fairfield, Ohio)
9-1-00 "We saw about 40 or more babies walking towards the ocean. They all seemed to in the right direction, but we had to help a few. We never saw which nest they came from. It was @ 7:30 so it was still light outside. It was very quiet on the beach and we were the only ones who watched it happen. It was so amazing! Thanks for your work." Lindsey and Jason Whitlatch Greensboro, NC
9-3-00 "My dad has been a resident of FI for about 14 yrs. I have always enjoyed FI, but never as much as this year as we have been here about 5 weeks and concentrated on turtle activity via nests and this journal. What a wonderful service you provide to protect the turtles. Thanks to all of you for all you do. You make FI even more special." With gratitude, Sinclair Cornwell Little and family Charlotte, NC
9-22-00 To all the Fripp Island Loggerhead Project Volunteers: It was an excellent summer of collaboration and successful turtle conservation. Thanks for the opportunity and the sharing. Until next season, Cheers Charles Tambiah