Enter The FREE Prize Draw to win a turtle charm bracelet!
One of the most amazing and wonderful experiences in my life happened on a small island in Malaysia at a turtle sanctuary. I spent a week on the island, living in a rustic hut, on an isolated paradise beach, learning about and helping endangered Green Turtles.
It was an experience I’ll never forget and one that I have used in my novel The Backpacking Housewife. Reviewers have mentioned in reviews and readers have messaged me to say that the turtle sanctuary part of the story was one of their favourite parts of the book! You can read my full post on my turtle sanctuary experience HERE.
So I thought I’d offer a beautiful trio of beach inspired bracelets with a turtle charm as the prize in the FREE TO ENTER GIVEAWAY on my website during November and December 2018. The draw will end at midnight on the 31st December 2018. There is just one prize. UK & EU Only.
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Click Here For My Full Post On This Turtle Sanctuary Experience
I travelled to The Perhentian Islands off the northeast coast of Kuala Terrenganu State in peninsular Malaysia. There are two main islands and a scattering of smaller uninhabited islets. The islands are known for their warm crystal-clear waters, coral reefs, snorkelling, diving, and beautiful white sand beaches in a remote location.
Seeing baby turtles born and running to the sea…
It was a fantastic experience to attend turtle talks, watch what happens at the hatchery, see for myself huge female Green turtles coming up the beach at night to dig a nest and lay her eggs. I also got to witness several baby turtle nests erupting and to see them being released from the top of the beach to the sea.
Five Amazing and Interesting Turtle Facts!
There are seven known species of sea turtle. Green Turtles are classified as endangered. They are threatened by overharvesting of their eggs, hunting of adults, being caught in fishing gear and the loss of nesting beach sites.
No White Lights: On the beach at the sanctuary and hatchery and resort, only red lights are used at night, as turtles cannot see red light. White lights confuse the turtles coming up the beach and can put them off laying their eggs.
Green Turtles can live up to around 80 years old and they reach sexual maturity at around 30 years old. This means the female turtle coming up the beach to lay her eggs will be coming back to the same beach where she herself was born at least three decades earlier.
A turtle nest will contain either all male or all females depending on the temperature of the sand around the developing eggs. Cooler temperatures produce males and warmer temperatures produce females. I was told the best way to remember this is to say: ‘cool dudes and hot chicks!’
Turtle eggs are soft and papery and are around the same size as ping pong balls and they take two months to incubate in the sand.
Click Here For My Full Post On This Turtle Sanctuary Experience
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