We are lucky to be having perfect conditions for paddling right now, and wow, what a nice day. Today I got up earlier than usual and headed down to the beach.  I was greeted with a  different kind of creature, a family of Franklin Wrens!  Two adults and two chicks scurrying around before too many humans arrived at the beach,  they were so cute.  Since it was earlier than usual, not too many paddlers were out, so I seemed to have the place to myself and it was great!  I paddled down towards the boat ramp and marveled at the view.  On one side I had a nice view of the island of Kaho’olawe and Molokini and on the other side,  a view of the green slopes of Haleakala crowned with a mixture of white and gray puffy clouds.  It made me feel so lucky to live on Maui!  I saw my first turtle just outside of Kam III, so I paddled over to it.  It stuck around for a few minutes and then dove down and disappeared.  At the boat ramp I saw another turtle and it popped it’s head up a few times,  just floating on the surface.  When it realized how close I was to it, it also dove down and disappeared!  It was so peaceful and the water so clear, I was able to look at the fish swimming around the rocks and coral right from on top of my board!  Suddenly, a jet ski boomed out of the boat ramp and disturbed my serenity, so I waited until it was well out of the quiet zone before heading back.  I treasure the peace and tranquility my paddling experiences provide me with.  Aloha!