点评:I was dead-set on having a baby turtle release, while staying in the resort area of Huatulco.
Rather than pay for a 'tour,' we just hired a cab. Cannot remember how much we paid, but it was way less than the tours that were quoted at the time.
So if you are staying in the Huatulco resort area, you have to really want to do this as it is a long drive. For us, it was over 1 hour each way (I think 1 hour and 20 minutes).
Mazunte is supposed to have a turtle release area, but it was closed while we were there (March 2022). After we arrived at Mazunte, only to realize it was closed, we drove further West to Santuario La Escobilla.
The great thing about Santuario La Escobilla is that when we arrived, we were the only ones there. So we got to go through the 'turtle release' process with no one else around. I cannot remember how much we paid to release the turtles, but it was nominal.
After you pay, you have to drive up the road a bit to the release area, with your guide. It was a fun, personalized experience.
She encouraged us to name the turtles (we only had 4 to release) before releasing them. I only named one of them, Tuco, as this one made an impression - it was slower than the rest, and much darker in colour. I had to help Tuco get to the water, as s/he was too slow, and kept getting washed up the beach. Eventually Tuco made it to the open water - only to be scooped up by a bird for lunch. It was traumatic to see. The bird dropped Tuco while in flight, which was a relief. However, the bird quickly retrieved Tuco mid-flight, and then that was the end for Tuco. What an emotional roller coaster!
翻译:当我住在 Huatulco 的度假区时,我一心想放生一只小乌龟。
我们没有支付“旅游”费用,而是租了一辆出租车。不记得我们付了多少钱,但比当时报价的旅行要少得多。
所以如果你住在 Huatulco 度假区,你必须真的很想这样做,因为这是一个很长的车程。对我们来说,单程超过 1 小时(我想是 1 小时 20 分钟)。
Mazunte 应该有一个海龟放生区,但我们在那里时(2022 年 3 月)关闭了。我们到达 Mazunte 后才意识到它已经关闭,我们继续向西驱车前往 Santuario La Escobilla。
Santuario La Escobilla 的伟大之处在于,当我们到达时,我们是那里唯一的人。所以我们必须在没有其他人的情况下完成“海龟释放”过程。我不记得我们放生海龟花了多少钱,但这是名义上的。
付款后,您必须在向导的陪同下沿着这条路开一点到放行区。这是一次有趣的个性化体验。
她鼓励我们在放生之前给海龟命名(我们只有 4 只放生)。我只给其中一个命名为 Tuco,因为这个给人留下了深刻的印象——它比其他的慢,而且颜色更深。我不得不帮助 Tuco 下水,因为他/她太慢了,一直被冲上海滩。最终 Tuco 到达了开阔的水域——只是被一只鸟捞了起来当午餐。看到它很痛苦。这只鸟在飞行时掉下了 Tuco,这是一种解脱。然而,这只鸟在飞行途中很快将 Tuco 捡回,然后 Tuco 就结束了。多么情绪化的过山车啊!