7 min read It was the baby turtles that really did me in. One minute I was enjoying a mid-morning stroll along a lush, coconut palm-lined path at Bawah Reserve, and the next, an urgent WhatsApp from the staff pinged on my phone: the baby turtles were about to hatch. Come to the beach immediately! Within minutes, nearly everyone on the island had descended upon the sand, eager to watch Mother Nature’s show. And what a show it was.