We anchored in the bay of Laganas and while we were anchoring, we suddenly heard a puff coming from the water. It turned out to be a sea turtle that swam at the back of the ship and came up for a moment. We were surprised, because we knew that this bay was famous for sea turtles, but we did not expect to see one right away. And it was impressive, because the sea turtle was at least 1 meter long and weighed 80kg, which means that she is certainly more than 50 years old. The sea turtles have become the symbol of Zakynthos, they are called Caretta caretta and can grow up to 1.20 meters and weigh 100 kg. They mainly eat jellyfish, shellfish and seaweed. The breeding season runs from May to August. Females come ashore at night to lay their eggs in holes, after which they cover them with sand. A nest can contain up to 100 eggs. After about 60 days the young turtles hatch. They navigate to the sea by following the moonlight. The caretta caretta is very threatened by pollution, fishing and tourism. We spent 3 days in the bay, saw a sea turtle behind our boat a few times every day, but often 8 tourist boats immediately came to see the turtle very close as it tried to swim to the beach.

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Ahoy All, It's time to cast your votes for the 2nd Annual International Cruisers Awards.The International Cruisers Awards were created by the Young Cruisers Association as a way to highlight and reward cruisers for their hard work in content creation as well as shine a light on outstanding individuals in the cruising culture. This year we are in consideration of the best YouTube Channel of 2023 in the cruising genre & best YouTube episode of 2023 in the cruising genre. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SO here is how it works... -Click on the link below https://youngcruisers.org/awards -Vote for WE|Sail in either category (Best YouTube Video & Best YouTube Episode) -Confirm your Vote in your email ***if you don't confirm the vote it won't count*** Voting ends on October 1st, so please be sure to vote now! Thank you everyone who follows and supports the adventures of WE! Cheers, WE

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Sunday afternoon rain caused the creek behind the Wilhoit house to flood. The noise in the video is the sound of water over the rocks.

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