2nd August 2014
To our astonishment, our 6am early morning patrol was NOT cancelled! We walked the beach looking for nests with Miguel (another Pacuare guide). We were giddy with excitement as we searched for a friend for Isaac. General hysteria rose as Miguel whipped out some biscuits at the halfway meeting point (Es... Muuucha Galleta!) but we were disappointed to find nothing but empty nests and crabs on this patrol.
Our party was greeted with pancakes back at the North Station which we demolished instantaneously (no rice or beans in sight - get in!).
We were back out on the beach after breakfast, donned with bin bags and gardening gloves, ready to litter pick. The rough weather overnight had churned out LOADS of rubbish on to the beach which is not only an eyesore, but is also harmful to the local wildlife. It was therefore our pleasure to do something useful at Pacuare!
We had time after lunch to entertain ourselves. By this point costant crosswords were wearing a bit thin so Lynsey producd a globe beach ball. What followed was a stroke of genius. Amy found a broom and Global Wipeout was born. The aim of the game was to hit the ball with the broom with various points awarded for where the ball landed.
We were soon joined by Biscuit Miguel and his chum Mario. It wasn't long before they produced a frisbee and a game of ultimate frisbee in ultimate humidity ensued on the beach. None of us really understood the rules (we eventually went for throw the thing and hope for the best) but we got the gist in the end. Sweaty doesn't even cover it.
After dinner we prepared for night patrol by splitting into two groups. Group one consisted of Hope, Lynsey, Clare, Briony, Katie, Lena, Biscuit Miguel and Mario. Our walk was sticky but Biscuit Miguel came up trumps at half time to produce the goods once again. A thunderstorm struck on the walk back and, blinded by the lightening, Briony face planted the sand. As far as anyone knows, an imprint of her face still remains on the beach today. Torches weren't allowed which made things ever more 'interesting'.
The second group of the night patrollers were delayed by half an hour due to the thunderstorm (again...) but eventually set off at 11:30pm. Unlike group one, they dressed for the occasion and were treated to bin bags for coats. They made their own arm and head holes (although Sarah's arm holes came out of her stomach - an interesting look!) and set out down the pitch black beach with Ida. The combination of zoodies with hoods, rectangular bin bags and the fact they were marching in pairs made the night even more surreal. It was as if they were re-enacting a scene from Harry Potter (hence the title of this blog post!).
We went to bed damp but happy, despite neither group getting a glimpse of a turtle. We had the news next morning, however, that South Station had seen a Green Turtle during the night.
¡Pura vida!
Team Costa Rica xxx
P.S If you wish to know the rules of Global Wipeout in order to play along at home, keep reading...
You need a bowler and a batter (other players act as fielders). If the batter hits the globe in front of the bowler, 2 points are awarded. If the globe lands behind the bowler, 10 points are awarded. If the globe is hit off the decking, 5 points are given. For hitting the bowler, the golden 12 points are awarded! Each player gets 5 hits and the player with the most points at the end wins.
Warning: Broom head may fly off during play.
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