Three nights a week from May 22nd to June 6th, Gumbo Limbo staff and Turtle Program employees escort 40 people to the beach to view a nesting loggerhead sea turtle. You will be entertained by videos, talks and a night-time tour of the tanks. It is hoped that on these nights (Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays from 9-11:30 pm) the sea turtles will show up on schedule, but there are no guarantees. Open to ages 6 and up, and an adult must accompany a child. Cost is $5 each. Reserve with Gumbo Limbo Nature Center at 561-338-1473. Located on west side of A1A below Spanish River Boulevard.
If you can’t make it at night, try the daily 2 pm Nature Talks by naturalists, re Florida’s flora and fauna. Wander the boardwalk, pet a snake (optional), and see a tank side feeding (also Saturdays at 11 and Sundays at 2). Free admission.
Call re other activities such as Netting and Seining (wear your old sneakers, grab a net and search for fish, shrimp and crabs. Try Canoeing the Mangroves, a Beach Walk looking for treasures or studying mollusks making their shells, or take the Basics of Surfing course… without even getting wet.
Learn more at www.gumbolimbo.org.
