This is another turtle story. No, it’s different from the sea turtle babies in Burgos town which I have written about. But the stories are related.

This is about a sea turtle found sun bathing in the beach of Dasol, a neighbor town of Burgos.  The ever-reliable Ava Sharon Batay-an ( I guess her name came from Maureen Ava Viera, not sure of the spelling, the girl from Aruba who won the heart of Filipinos during a Miss Universe pageant held here. Forgot the year but I know she landed fourth in that beauty contest. Sharon, of course, could have come from Sharon Cuneta. Who does not know her? Or Sharon Stone? Have I lost you yet?) sent me a text message on Sunday about the sea turtle found by the fishermen on the beach.

Ava said it measured  58 cm by 47 cm. “Could be a hawksbill, but I’m not so sure about the species,” she said. Read more