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Latin America

merrily

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1. We stayed in Fort Meyers Beach, when turtles happened to be nesting.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Sep 19, 2015, 05:26 AM

Sep 2015

(We went to see the Red Sox, not the turtles.)

When we checked in, the desk clerk instructed us about being quiet, closing the drapes at night, so the light did not disturb them, etc.

It's unfortunate that people cannot even be that responsible.

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Tourists Get in the Way of Sea Turtles Laying Eggs in Costa Rica [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2015 OP

We stayed in Fort Meyers Beach, when turtles happened to be nesting. merrily Sep 2015 #1

Thanks for letting us know the people there are enlightened regarding not harming, interfering Judi Lynn Sep 2015 #3

Making some kind of contribution just by closing the drapes and not being noisy is a luxury, really. merrily Sep 2015 #5

In my experience, tourists are the Euphoria Sep 2015 #2

They are usually pigs, unfortunately, as they have no sense of responsibility toward the countries Judi Lynn Sep 2015 #4