Turtle Nests on North Miami Beach

About 20 miles down the coast from North Miami Beach, you can find over 250 nests of Caretta Loggerhead turtles. Trails in the sand show where the eggs are buried, so Florida's marine specialists place protective cones and signs to keep people away. On each sign you can see the date on which the particular nest was discovered, so you can work out when the eggs will hatch (from day 45 to day 60). Turtles are often born in the coolest time of the day, at night or very early morning. After discovering the nests we became obsessed with the idea, and came back regularly to watch and see if we might spot the baby turtles. One of the clues is to look at the top of the nest, which begins to sink when the turtles start heading out to sea.