in search of turtles

from Vitoria I went up the coast in search of turtles...

the coach took me up the coast by night.  the sky was unpolluted by light and the scorpion constellation watched over me the whole way.  we drove through a small town as a funeral procession was walking through the streets.  they carried candles and seemed to be singing.  the road ahead of them was dotted with people, seemingly waiting to join the procession.

I arrived in Guriri late and settled into a hotel with sea views and a pool.

I could have sat and watched the turtles swimming all afternoon.  as they glide through the water, the clumsiness of their leathery, hard fin like legs, seems to melt away, making them so calming and tranquil to watch.

their home near the beach, is sadly not the open water.  for these turtles, their home is the sanctuary that I came to visit.