A beautiful spring day here on Maui!  A few minutes after I took off for my morning paddle, I saw the water stirring and paddled over to it.  It was good sized Manta Ray and it was swimming towards me!  Just before it got to me, it flipped over on it’s back and swam right under my board…great start to my morning!  Down at the Boat ramp, it was  a turtle fest, several turtles surrounded me and then all but one swam away.  The one that remained was quite friendly, so I hung out with it for a few minutes!  After I came in from paddling, a mother whale and her calf appeared right out in front of the lifeguard tower.  I couldn’t believe how close in they were, just cruising by the shore and spouting!  It was a great day on the ocean!