It started out windy from the North today.  I paddled against it towards Cove Park, and then made my turn south.  Before I knew it, the wind had changed directions and now it was blowing from the South!  I paddled against the wind all the way down to the boat ramp, and when I got there, the wind backed off and it was really nice. Mostly sunny skies prevailed with just a few clouds hugging the top of Haleakala.  Initially I saw no turtles at all, but while I was sitting on my board I spotted a small turtle out a few yards.  I paddled out to it, but it dove down and disappeared.  I turned around to start paddling back when a huge turtle surfaced right next to me!  It had a really big head and it checked me out for a few minutes, not acting like it was in a hurry.  About that time a boat came near to let passengers off to snorkel, and I heard a commotion in the water.  When I looked in the direction of the noise, I saw something thrashing in the water around something that was a bright green.  Something dark thrashed again so I paddled in a hurry to see what it was!  By the time I got over to it, whatever it was had disappeared.  I scooped up the bright green object on to my paddle and discovered it was just a sand toy shaped like a turtle that was floating in the water!  I think “whatever” it was out there thrashing, it was trying to decide whether or not to eat the bright green sand toy.  I’m not sure if I care to know what that sea creature was, but I am glad I scared it away!  The wind picked up on my way back, so at least I got to ride with the wind, but by the time I took my swim, it was a rough water swim!  At least the ocean is still very warm.