severe weather

last night we were able to do only one pass of the survey area before we were chased off the beach by impending severe weather. we waited at the office and watched the radar as the storms moved from the southwest toward us. around 2 am, I beetled for home on my bike, the storm was bearing down on us. by 2:15 the thunder was so loud and the lightning so bright, it was a shock each time it happened! chris and the rest of the crew were not able to get back out until morning - of course one turtle had nested! during the storm but we were not sorry that we weren't out there. it was really dangerous. looks like weather will be wet tonight but no lightning so we'll likely be out, getting soaked! but sometimes the leatherbacks really like the cool rains....