Al at the Ian Baker Finch Course
Hawksbill Turtles being released on the beach in front of the resortDay 160
Romi picks us up at 7:45 and we go to Bintan Lagoon, another golf course resort about 15 minutes away. Today we will play the Ian Baker Finch designed course here. We notice lots of armed policemen milling around and Romi tells us that the Indonesian Police Chief is playing golf here today which makes us feel very safe with all this security around. Not sure if that will help our game but we play the course and while not as spectacular as yesterday was still very interesting and challenging and we finish early enough to stop by the local village for lunch. Back at the resort we find out they have a Hawksbill Turtle Hatchery here and they will be releasing approx. 156 newly hatched turtles at 5pm on the beach in front of our resort. They collected the eggs nearby in June and will let them go here in the hope that the females will survive and return in 20 to 30 years time to lay their own eggs. We have watched turtles in Mon Repos, QLD lay their eggs but this is the first time we have witnessed the release and along with many other guests watch this wonderful act of nature.
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