 but AAA's Aixa Diaz warns they won't drop anytime soon. With the holiday being on a Thursday this year, a lot of people are taking the whole week off. Allison Keys, CBS News. More than 4.6 million are taking buses, trains, or cruises. Female sea turtles come to the North Carolina coast to lay their eggs each year. There's one group that ensures the protection of all those sea turtle nests. They find Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol has around 80 volunteers in Dale Backer,