Monday, August 18th, 2008 brings yet another turtle to lay her nest on Myrtle Beach. Marcy (Coastal Carolina intern) and Karen Fox(volunteer from Waties Island) set out at 5:30 a.m. to check the beach. I never anticipated the possibility that we may find that a turtle would have nested there last night. As Marcy and I chatted she told me about the two recent false crawls so I began to have hope that we may find a nest. And find a nest we did. At the very end of our patrol at 82nd street there was the remains of a crawl and the nest. Bingo! As Marcy and I prepared to relocate the eggs to Myrtle Beach State Park, 2 women out strolling on the beach came over to see what was going on. It was their first time vacationing at Myrtle Beach and had never seen a turtle nest. They had several questions and I was extremely impressed with how patient Marcy was with them. While working, she still made time to explain what they were observing. Once the eggs were secured in the bucket we were off to give them a new home. I have some very good friends, The Munley's visiting from New Jersey and since they were staying right down the road from the park I asked Marcy if it would be ok for them to come and watch the relocation. Again Marcy was extremely accommodating and took the time to answer all their questions while getting those turtles into their new home. It was an exciting morning for me, The Munley's and those two women out for a stroll. A special thank you to Marcy for all her help! GREAT INTERN!
posted by chuck & Karen Fox
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