Day 27

It seems the rain is following me EVERYWHERE I go! In fact today we found the plastic tarp to put over our shelter, and had to place it on during the rainstorm. Not only did the sun come out when we finished but two of the three male volunteers emerged from their dry warm tents! Which seems to be a continuing theme of the camp. The girls get dirty while the boys stay clean and pretty. Oh the French, who may I add have never had peanut butter and find it disgusting but find it completely normal to pour ketchup in their pasta... funny how different countries live. It provides a good laugh when we stumble upon one of these discoveries.

The actual volunteering part of the trip is going along well. The turtles are currently mating in the water now which means it will take about two weeks or so before the female comes on the beach to lay her eggs. So in the meantime we are getting the beach ready by marking all 11km of sand! Which gets extremely boring. Walking up the beach measuring different marks is not the most fun, especially when tourists are swimming and tanning in front of you. I just want one afternoon of sun to get my tan started and I will be a happy camper... literally.

So far the best part of this entire experience is hanging out with the other volunteers. Crazy girl provides hours of entertainment and with four students from France I am working on my French. We also got a new arrival from South Africa, who is neat to talk to. And no she doesn't have world cup tickets or else I would not be blogging I would be with her trying to become her new best friend. Too bad!

Well it is getting late and cold I better head off. I did my laundry today and I am only left with a pair of shorts and a t-shirt til my clothes dry so I can't wait to get into my sleeping bag! Oh and remember tomorrow is World Turtle Day, spread the word!