Comments on: Discover the sea-turtles on the Greek island of Zakynthos http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2009/03/19/swim-with-the-turtles-on-the-greek-island-of-zakynthos/ What to see in Europe & the best places to visit in Europe. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:13:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will Easyjet fly to Zakynthos in 2010? http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2009/03/19/swim-with-the-turtles-on-the-greek-island-of-zakynthos/#comment-251396 Will Easyjet fly to Zakynthos in 2010? Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:52:36 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=4235#comment-251396 [...] and enjoy some seafood on the harbour front there and swim from the pebbly beach, or visit the Turtle Information centre at the protected beach at Gerakas, where you can organise  a catamaran trip around the bay and hopefully spot some turtles. [...] [...] and enjoy some seafood on the harbour front there and swim from the pebbly beach, or visit the Turtle Information centre at the protected beach at Gerakas, where you can organise  a catamaran trip around the bay and hopefully spot some turtles. [...]

]]> By: Yannis Vardakastanis http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2009/03/19/swim-with-the-turtles-on-the-greek-island-of-zakynthos/#comment-221338 Yannis Vardakastanis Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:20:52 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=4235#comment-221338 Hello Heather! Thank you for your reply and for most graciously changing the heading of your article. Very much appreciated! I read your other posts also. Are you indeed planning to visit Zakynthos again this year? Please do come and see me at the Info Centre, you are most welcome. Regards, Yannis Hello Heather!

Thank you for your reply and for most graciously changing the heading of your article. Very much appreciated! I read your other posts also.

Are you indeed planning to visit Zakynthos again this year? Please do come and see me at the Info Centre, you are most welcome.

Regards,

Yannis

]]> By: Heather Cowper http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2009/03/19/swim-with-the-turtles-on-the-greek-island-of-zakynthos/#comment-219803 Heather Cowper Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:14:09 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=4235#comment-219803 Yannis, I'm so pleased to have your comments as I know how committed you and your colleagues at the Earth Sea and Sky centre are to preserving the turtles on Zakynthos. I've taken your advice and changed the title of the post as I wouldn't want to give visitors the wrong impression. I hope to meet you next time I'm visiting my sister on Zakynthos. You may also be interested in the post I wrote about the dangers of plastic bags to turtle here. http://www.heatheronhertravels.com/turtles-and-plastic-bags/ You may like some of my other posts about Zakynthos Yannis, I’m so pleased to have your comments as I know how committed you and your colleagues at the Earth Sea and Sky centre are to preserving the turtles on Zakynthos.

I’ve taken your advice and changed the title of the post as I wouldn’t want to give visitors the wrong impression.

I hope to meet you next time I’m visiting my sister on Zakynthos.

You may also be interested in the post I wrote about the dangers of plastic bags to turtle here.

http://www.heatheronhertravels.com/turtles-and-plastic-bags/

You may like some of my other posts about Zakynthos

]]> By: Yannis Vardakastanis http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2009/03/19/swim-with-the-turtles-on-the-greek-island-of-zakynthos/#comment-219744 Yannis Vardakastanis Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:58:35 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/?p=4235#comment-219744 Hi Heather, thank you for your lovely piece on the turtles of Zakynthos. It is encouraging to see the message of my organisation: to protect the Loggerhead turtles and their prime nesting grounds in the Marine Park of Zakynthos, is getting noticed! My only regret is the headline of your article. While I appreciate the fact an impromptu close encounter can occasionally occur, we at Earth, Sea & Sky would never encourage visitors to Zakynthos to actively seek out an encounter such as swimming with the turtles, and most particularly to avoid any tour operators attempting to sell visitors this line. Without wishing to come across as a 'killjoy', it is in fact illegal to venture no closer than 10 metres to a sea turtle in the Marine Park - they are extremely shy creatures and easily stressed; after all they have travelled from long distances to Zakynthos to mate, nest and to rest their weary flippers in the warm waters of the Bay. 'Discover the sea turtles on the Greek island of Zakynthos' would perhaps be a more appropriate and less confusing title. These great, noble creatures - our beloved 'Ancient Mariner' - is here for all to enjoy and delight in catching a glimpse of - but done so from a respectable distance. Regards, Yannis Vardakastanis Director Earth, Sea & Sky Hi Heather, thank you for your lovely piece on the turtles of Zakynthos. It is encouraging to see the message of my organisation: to protect the Loggerhead turtles and their prime nesting grounds in the Marine Park of Zakynthos, is getting noticed!

My only regret is the headline of your article. While I appreciate the fact an impromptu close encounter can occasionally occur, we at Earth, Sea & Sky would never encourage visitors to Zakynthos to actively seek out an encounter such as swimming with the turtles, and most particularly to avoid any tour operators attempting to sell visitors this line. Without wishing to come across as a ‘killjoy’, it is in fact illegal to venture no closer than 10 metres to a sea turtle in the Marine Park – they are extremely shy creatures and easily stressed; after all they have travelled from long distances to Zakynthos to mate, nest and to rest their weary flippers in the warm waters of the Bay.

‘Discover the sea turtles on the Greek island of Zakynthos’ would perhaps be a more appropriate and less confusing title. These great, noble creatures – our beloved ‘Ancient Mariner’ – is here for all to enjoy and delight in catching a glimpse of – but done so from a respectable distance.

Regards,

Yannis Vardakastanis
Director
Earth, Sea & Sky

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