Early Patrols, Heavy Hearts & Tiny Miracles đ đĸ
We didn’t have much time to settle in at the Cape… Barely after dropping our backpacks in our little cabin named "High Times" (more on that another time), we were already sitting down with the Ecolodge team for a late briefing. The most important lessons of the evening: Every helping hand counts. And: From now on, sleep is an absolute luxury. We are right in the middle of the peak nesting season for sea turtles in Ghana, which means teams walk the beach in shifts practically all night long. Why all the effort? Because poaching is unfortunately a massive problem in Ghana. That’s why the night patrol teams (currently four teams) are out from midnight until 3 AM, followed by the morning patrols until around 7:30 AM. The goal: keep a close eye on turtle activity and get the eggs safely to the hatchery. At just before 5 AM, it was time for us to roll out of bed! We headed out together with our guide, Twene. The atmosphere on the beach at first dawn was absolutely magical. The...
