A True Fat Moment

Have you ever felt fat? Maybe it's because you, like Kait and me, ate strawberry shortcake with whipping cream rich scones; fresh, mashed strawberries, and whipped cream both before and after dinner. If that is the case, I have no sympathy for you, for misery loves company. But can you imagine the shock and horrified surprise of that poor female sea turtle who, after enjoying the practically weightless sensation of floating through oceans, leaves the water and must haul her heavy shell and body over the sand to dig her nest and lay her eggs.

We were in Cancun during the week these sea turtles came on shore and laid their eggs, and we were able to watch a couple of the turtles on the beach right in front of the resort - although none of them seemed to be suffering from a feeling-fat crisis. They sure were slow, though, but we gave them a break since all they had were flippers and they had to dig a deep hole. With a flick of their flippers, they would shoot the sand way up behind them. Every couple of flicks, they would stop, raise their head, look around, look back down, and in a minute or so, start flicking again. The employees at the resort watched for the turtles and would collect the eggs and rebury them in a fenced of area where they would be protected until they hatched. After those hours of slow work, the turtle would turn back toward the surf and slowly make her way back to weightlessness. As for me and Kait, we have a slightly longer road to getting rid of our strawberry shortcake pounds.