Returning Home We saw the Pine Knoll Shores nest early this morning, the brand new flipper marks still fresh in the sand. Last night, a mama turtle made her way from the sea and towards the place of her own birth some twenty something years ago. There’s something perfect about going home again and of course, sea turtles share our love of the familiar. Hatchlings imprint the unique qualities of their birth beach while still in the nest and/or their first trip to the ocean. Mama turtles, most ofte