There are a number of female loggerhead turtles hoping to lay their 100 - 120 eggs at the top of the beach.
Take control of one of the females and see which is the most successful at laying her eggs and hatching baby turtles and getting them back into the sea.
1
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HH You have survived for 30 years
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GO TO 3
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HT Eat a plastic bag instead of a jelly fish,swim slowly
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GO 2
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TT You are caught in a net and suffocate and die
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Start again
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2
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HH Fit and well
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GO TO 3
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HT Dive to avoid a 'turtle spotting' boat
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Miss a Turn
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TT Swim through sewage from the nearby resort
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GO TO 1
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3
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HH Fit and well
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GO TO 5
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HT Bask on the surface to warm up
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GO TO 4
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TT Hit by speeding boat, die from your injuries
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Start again
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4
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HH Fit and well
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GO TO 6
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HT Basking on surface to warm up
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GO TO 5
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TT Hit by a wind-surfer and panic
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GO BACK TO 3
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5
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HH Quiet and dark and you touch the beach
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GO TO 8
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HT Noise and lights further up the beach- go slowly
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GO TO 6
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TT Couple walk by - you are disturbed and go back to sea
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GO BACK TO 4
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6
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HH All quiet and dark, go up the gently sloping beach
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GO TO 8
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HT Car headlights flash across beach - slow progress
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GO TO 7
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TT A sudden car noise - lose direction
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GO BACK TO 5
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7
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HH All well, continue up gently sloping beach
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GO TO 9
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HT All well but tiring
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GO TO 8
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TT People from a taverna run down the beach, you return to the sea and in the panic accidently lay some eggs
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GO TO 2
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8
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HH All is quiet and dark, continue towards nesting site
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GO TO 10
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HT Quiet but you are unsure, go slowly up beach
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GO TO 9
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TT Couple walking on beach, you head back to sea
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GO BACK TO 4
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9
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HH Going well, steady progress
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GO TO 12
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HT Beginning to get tired
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GO TO 10
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TT Tired, pause but go on
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Rethrow now
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10
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HH Going well but need to lay your eggs
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GO TO 12
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HT Tiring
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GO TO 11
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TT Beach umbrellas block your way
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Miss a Turn
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11
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HH Going well
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GO TO 13
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HT Tired but going well
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GO TO 12
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TT Dog sniffs around but goes away - you pause
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Miss a Turn
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12
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HH Feeling well
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GO TO 14
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HT Going well but slowly
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GO TO 13
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TT Night walkers who quickly go away (Conservationists)
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GO TO 13
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13
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HH Good progress, nearing top of beach
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GO TO 15
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HT OK but tired
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GO TO 14
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TT OK but tired, need to nest and lay eggs
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GO TO 14
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14
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HH OK, all well
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GO TO 16
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HT Getting tired
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GO TO 15
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TT Lights/noise from taverna make you pause and go back
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GO BACK TO 13
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15
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HH Fit and well
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GO TO 16
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HT Tired - stay here for a while
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Miss a Turn
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TT Curious tourist wants to find a turtle,disturbs you
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GO BACK TO 13
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16
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HH Good sand and you are ready to nest
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GO TO 17
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HT Sand a bit hard, slows progress
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Wait a turn then GO TO 17
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TT Crawl into a sea wall, blocks path
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GO BACK TO 14
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17
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HH 120 eggs layed in a flask-shaped hole 45 cms deep
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GO TO 19
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Female leaves the nest and returns to the sea HT 100 eggs layed in a flask-shaped hole 45 cms deep
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GO TO 18
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Female leaves the nest and returns to the sea TT Young female, lays 75 eggs layed in flask-shaped hole
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GO TO 18
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Female leaves the nest and returns to the sea
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18
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HH Eggs incubating well
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GO TO 19
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HT Beach towel covers the nest and warms up the sand More females hatch if nest is warmer
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GO TO 19
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TT Eggs accidently dug up by children 20 eggs destroyed
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GO TO 19
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19
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HH Still dark nest protected by a cover placed there by a conservationist all eggs hatch
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GO TO 20
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HT Rain cools sand all eggs hatch but nearer to dawn
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Miss a Turn
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TT Car drives over nest and kills 25 hatchlings
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GO TO 20
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20
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HH Hatchlings move fast down the beach
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GO TO 21
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HT Hatchlings take shortest route to the sea
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GO TO 21
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TT Hatchlings confused by distant lights from resort
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GO TO 22
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21
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HH Hatchlings make good progress
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GO TO 25
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HT Hatchlings make good progress, still dark
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GO TO 23
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TT Lights from disco attract hatchlings who
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GO BACK UP
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beach towards the lights
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GO BACK TO 20
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22
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HH Hatchlings make good progress
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GO TO 26
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HT Hatchlings make good progress
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GO TO 24
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TT Lights from disco attract hatchlings who
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GO BACK UP
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beach towards the lights
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GO BACK TO 20
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23
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HH Hatchlings past quickly over soft sand
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GO TO 27
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HT Hatchlings just make it through the soft sand
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GO TO 25
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TT Sand very soft
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Miss a Turn
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24
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HH Hatchlings past quickly over soft sand
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GO TO 28
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HT Hatchlings just make it through the soft sand
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GO TO 26
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TT Sand very soft
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Miss a Turn
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25
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HH Hatchlings fall into a sand pit but easily get out
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GO TO 27
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HT Hatchlings fall into a pit, some never get out, 10 die
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GO TO 27
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TT Hatchlings fall into a pit, some never get out, 20 die
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GO TO 27
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26
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HH Good even sand and hatchlings move fast
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GO TO 30
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HT Good sand and hatchlings make progress down beach
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GO TO 28
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TT Hatchlings tire and go slowly towards the sea
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Miss a Turn
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27
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HH Hatchlings continue safely towards the sea
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GO TO 35
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HT Good sand, continue towards the sea
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GO TO 29
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TT Dawn approaches, dog sees hatchlings and eats 10
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GO TO 29
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28
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HH Rubbish on the beach has been removed, progress good
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GO TO 31
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HT Rubbish on the beach slows the hatchlings-dawn is near
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GO TO 30
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TT Rubbish and branches entangle hatchlings. They go back up the beach. Dawn and danger approaches
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GO TO 26
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29
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HH Sea gulls overhead do not seem interested in hatchlings
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GO TO 36
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HT Sea gulls overhead do not seem interested in hatchlings
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GO TO 35
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TT Sea Gull attack and kill 5 hatchlings, rest escape
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GO TO 35
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30
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HH Good progress down towards the sea
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GO TO 34
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HT Good progress down towards the sea
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GO TO 32
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TT Hatchlings are getting tired and move more slowly
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GO TO 31
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31
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HH Good progress down towards the sea
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GO TO 34
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HT Good progress down towards the sea
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GO TO 33
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TT Hatchlings are getting tired and move more slowly
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GO TO 32
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32
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HH Sea gulls overhead do not seem interested in hatchlings
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GO TO 34
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HT Sea gulls overhead do not seem interested in hatchlings
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GO TO 33
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TT Sea Gull attack and kill 5 hatchlings, rest escape
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GO TO 34
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33
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HH Hatchlings making good progress towards sea
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GO TO 35
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HT Good progress
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GO TO 34
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TT Hatchlings are getting tired and move more slowly
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GO TO 34
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34
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HH Hatchlings continue safely towards the sea
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GO TO 36
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HT Good sand and fast progress towards sea
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GO TO 35
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TT It is light enough for a dog to see and eat 10 hatchlings
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GO TO 35
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35
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HH The hatchlings have almost made it into the sea
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GO TO 36
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HT The hatchlings are about to enter the sea
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GO TO 36
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TT The hatchlings pause at the edge of the sea
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Miss a Turn
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36
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HH The hatchlings swim safely into the bay and out to sea
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FINISH
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HT A person out walking at dawn watches the hatchlings swim out to sea. He does not pick it up.
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FINISH
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TT Ghost crabs in the surf catch and eat 5 hatchlings The rest escape and swim into the bay and out to sea
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FINISH
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