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Published: January 29th 2010
The Hummock Lookout
Just outside of Mon Repos - overlooking Bundaberg.We arrived in Bundaberg and were picked up by the footprints hostel and taken to a place called Mon Repos. The hostel was homely and lived in run by a lovely married couple who devoted their time to charities related to turtles.
We set off at 6pm but were early so we were shown the sights and told some of the history behind Bundaberg. Once at the turtle keep we had a 2 ½ hour wait as we cannot change nature (I must say at this point it was more than worth it) there was over 300 people waiting we were divided into 5 groups ours was group 2.
At 9.30pm (after some people had already left) we were taken down to the beach (it was pitch black as the turtles get drawn to and distracted by light). We were sat in front of a mound of sand which turned out to be a nest holding 100+ hatchlings. We were able to hold our hand out and touch the hatchling as it was passed around. Then came the turtle run where the hatchlings would wash away with the tide. As we were heading to the water the guide
Sunset
At the lookout stumbled across another nest holding again 100+ hatchlings (amazing).
We were taken back to the start hoping we would be told we could go again to try and see an adult - we were called back however, it was to the same spot we had just been too (disappointment was starting to set in until we saw camera flashes in the distance. We were quite naughty and took off in the direction of the flashes. Wow in front of us was a female turtle about to lay her eggs on the beach - as it was too close to the high tide mark the guides set to work digging a relocation nest to prevent the eggs washing away. Once she had laid her eggs the turtle took herself back off into the water. We were shocked to hear the temperature of the sand determined the sex of the turtles!
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