Yesterday I finally arrived at my hotel room in Male (after leaving London on Tuesday) to find this teeny tiny little turtle in my bathroom!
I couldn’t keep him in my room because of the air con so it had to stay in my bathroom. I was so paranoid it was going to die (I know it’s a turtle but it’s soooo hot and humid) so I woke to check it every few hours – I’ve barely got here and I’m already saving these guys!
As Male is just a stop over before heading South to Naifaru Island today, I popped him in a bottle (yes, he’s that small) and carried 2 of them on a the back of a motorbike and then on a 3 hour speed boat trip from Male to safety here in the Lhaviyani Atoll.
There were a few bumpy times on the boat when I thought they might fly out of the bottle but luckily it survived the journey and is now chilling in the rescue centre!
