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turtle watching

Posted by annora | 14th May 2008

When I got to the jetty i heard everyone commenting on how rough the sea was that morning and they hadn’t seen it like that in a long time-just my luck. 8 of us got on the little motor boat and tried to make a start but kept been pushed up against the other boats at the jetty because of the rough waves, but eventually headed out to sea. About half an hour into the journey I realised it probably wasn’t a good idea to have had breakfast and started to curse these turtles. Here I was, out in the open South China Sea being tossed about (later the driver said the the currents in that area were a bit crazy at the moment because of the effects of the earthquake in China-I love my timing) and those of you who know me and my boat trips, I did not have my happy face on, especially when they told us it was time to start putting on the life jackets.

Eventually after an hour and a half of being blown around we reached the tiny Seligan Island or turtle Island as it is more commonly known. It’s a

Continued | the long way home....

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