SheldonLevine
You're a beacon of light in a sea of fog! Thanks once again.
You and Awk keep shining the light so that many of us don't get lost. The turtles are hatched just before or during the full moon so that they may find their way to the sea. The question is, "Which full moon"?
Wavxmaster
PS "The female turtles come ashore at night and usually at high tides caused by new or full moons. They dig holes about two feet deep, deposit the eggs, cover the nest with sand and crawl back into the ocean – never to see their young. Each female may nest two or three times in a season. After an incubation period of 45-55 days, eggs hatch in the cooler night hours making it easier for the babies to push up through the sand. The turtles are drawn to the light of the ocean due to moon reflection and, if they can make it to the water, they'll have a chance to live."