Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: 15 oranges— Two dollars and fifty cents
Rob and I took a road trip the other day and visited Playa Ostional. The “arribada” was occurring and we didn’t want to miss the chance at seeing tens of thousands of Olive Ridley Turtles make their way from the sea to lay their eggs in the soft sand. It’s such an incredible sight that no matter how many times I witness it, my heart expands like a confetti balloon of happiness.
Even though we saw hundreds of turtles lay their eggs in the sand, we were one day too early for the official “arribada.” “We’ll come back next year,” I said to Rob as we were taking our last picture.
That’s when we noticed a mama turtle wrapped in a net. She must have swum into it years ago, the threads strangling her front limb. No one had a knife so Rob started tearing the net with his bare hands. He wouldn’t give up and finally was able to free the poor animal.
When you are married, you can often forget the great qualities of your spouse. While watching Rob save this turtle, he once again became my boyfriend. The man I hopelessly fell in love with. The one who promised that even though he didn’t have any money, he was going to do big things with his life.
I’m glad we missed the “arribada.” By going a day early, we had the opportunity to take some suffering out of this world. And unexpectedly, I also got the chance to revisit my boyfriend… the one who, without a penny in his pocket, promised me the world.
(read more about Playa Ostional in one of my previous posts “The Turtles Are Coming” )
Amazing people helping out! God bless you ?
Thanks, Mauricio!
That man deserves a cigar 🙂
He deserves that and so much more. I adore my husband.
Rob is always there to save the day!!
Yes, Marlene. He’s always been like that. No one had a knife so he used his bare hands to rip apart the net.
Priceless – Thanks Rob you a Hero
He’s my hero too!
Tell Rob he’s my hero! And great camera work!!
I will, he really went to town on that rope. Ripped it piece by piece. It was a great ending to a great day.
Thanks for the info Mitch!
I just read this post. Amazing rescue! Thank you Rob.
He’s the best Barbara!
We can totally relate as this is our turtle nesting season in Florida. We’ve rescued many ourselves from the same fate – and more often, quickly escorting the slower turtles crossing the roads around here. Can’t tell you how many were about 10 seconds away from becoming road kill. Poor things. Good job Rob!
Right place, right time, and so very proud of my hubby!
Rob is now my hero too. Thanks Rob!
It was amazing how he ripped the rope apart. There was no way he was letting the turtle go back into the water like that!
Yay.. Thanks for being a hero that’s awesome
Rob always springs to action. I have a considerable lag time, but I manage to get there as well!
That poor turtle, the net was sure wrapped tight. This was awesome to watch and made my day! Rob was her guardian angel…I’m so glad you were there. Thanks for sharing, Nadine.
It ended up to be a good day Merry. So very happy we saw the poor turtle before we left.
Moments like that, well, you know what I mean. Travel Well!
Thanks Constance!