This is a deeply private moment for this turtle, i do feel i'm rather intruded. she is flicking sand to fill in the hole and very successfully flicking it straight at my face as well. This is a huge physiological effort for this animal, you'll see the turtle... good one, right at my eye, that was right on the button, i think i'm going to take the subtle hint, i shall just leave her alone and let her get on with it.

By morning she joins the mass evacuation of the island, most of the exhausted turtles head back to the sea at the same time, so there is an even bigger pile up at the water's edge than when they arrived, but quite a few stragglers are left behind.