{"id":104,"date":"2012-09-26T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pasopacifico.org\/2012\/09\/12-miles-of-paradise\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T08:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T14:32:05","slug":"12-miles-of-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/12-miles-of-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Miles of Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bradsunset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Over at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seethewild.org\/2476\/wildblog.html\">WILDblog<\/a>, Brad Nahill, recalls &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seethewild.org\/2476\/32\/12-miles-of-paradise.html\">Exploring Nicaragua&#8217;s Paso del Istmo<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<table style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pangashooters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Brad Nahill spots a turtle<br \/>\n(photo by Sarah Rudeen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We headed out by boat to explore the spectacular stretch of coast, possibly the most beautiful and dramatic of coastline that I\u2019ve ever seen (and I live in Oregon). Crashing waves batter sloping flat rocks and white sand beaches hide behind rocky-forested outcrops. Moving north along the coast of the wildlife refuge, we stopped in front of La Flor beach, one of a handful of beaches in the world that host the arribada, a mass nesting event of olive ridley sea turtles. My years of experience being quiet around turtles on nesting beaches went right out the window as I let out a yell as a small head popped out of the water not far from our boat. The turtle heard me and dropped right back into the water, but there were plenty more bobbing around.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We were really happy to show Brad the beautiful region where we work, and are grateful for the support of his organization.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seethewild.org\/\">SEEtheWild<\/a>, which he co-founded, protects endangered wildlife through conservation travel.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bradlizasunset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over at the WILDblog, Brad Nahill, recalls &#8220;Exploring Nicaragua&#8217;s Paso del Istmo&#8220;: Brad Nahill spots a turtle (photo by Sarah Rudeen) We headed out by boat to explore the spectacular stretch of coast, possibly the most beautiful and dramatic of coastline that I\u2019ve ever seen (and I live in Oregon). 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