There is a saying now at Rocktail Beach Camp that goes "if you want to see the turtles you'd better be fast", and this rings especially true for the festive month. The turtles have been coming out the ocean in droves, several a day in some instances, but our turtle drives have been booking up faster still, with some guests having to book a whole four days in advance to get a glimpse of our rare and beautiful ladies doing their millennia old "thang". For those lucky enough to have been out on one of those balmy nights you only get in this unique part of South Africa the memories were priceless.

We have had it all this past month: three leatherbacks on one drive, ten loggerheads on another, ladies coming out in broad daylight, and stars so plentiful even veteran star-gazers battled to believe the night was real. All this aside though our turtle message has truly been hitting home - with guests from all over our planet eager to listen, learn, experience and, hopefully, spread the word about conservation of these magnificent animals.

As for the turtles, we were overrun with new first-timers coming ashore and putting Gugu and Mbongeni (our guides) to the test. They were tagging like crazed men every night and actually ran out of tags twice, in their enthusiasm to record and welcome each and every turtle to the Rocktail Family, which, as you can imagine, has grown very fast indeed.

Our adopted ladies now have new family and friends the world over, and we look forward to the "hatching" season that will be upon us soon. We will be sending you all photos of this magical event - so stay tuned. And we hope to see you all again soon.