Since the turtle hatchery is only just being built we are also going to a Rehabilitation place which is outside of Ambalangoda and near a town called Hikkaduwa. Its about a 30-40min tuktuk ride to get there. They have lots of tanks with turtles and our job there is to scrub the tanks, feed the turtles, clean the larger turtle shells and do any painting that needs done. It is right next to the beach so there is a nice sea breeze to keep us cool! The man who runs it now had to rebuild from scratch after the 2004 Tsunami. At the time his sister had run it but she was killed alongside the entire place being destroyed. It is therefore open for tourists to come and see the turtles and take photos with them in return for a donation.
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| A handful of baby turtles! |
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| Scrubbing a tank. Just a tad bigger than the fish bowl at home! |
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| Cleaning a turtle shell |
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| right on the beach! |
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| So cute! |
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| Eating the fish we cut up for them |
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