I got out earlier today and decided to bring my mask and snorkel.  It was a beautiful morning, but the ocean was not glassy like yesterday, in fact,  there were some small rolling swells from the north.  When I got down near Kam II,  I ran into a paddling friend, so we paddled down to the boat ramp together.  She brought her mask too, so we hoped to do some snorkeling.  When we arrived at the boat ramp, I spotted one turtle.  Before we knew it, more turtles surfaced!  I was trying hard to count, but when I got to 12, I lost count.  They were all around us,  and just about the time I said I like it when I am surrounded by turtles, 7 or 8 popped up all at once and we were surrounded alright!   There were big turtles, small turtles and about every size in between, all swimming around us, popping their heads up and swimming under us.  It was so great!  There were a few other paddlers in the area and they must have seen our turtle fest, so pretty soon there were joining us.  There ended up being about ten of us, all women, and the turtles kept swimming around!  Then I paddled over closer to the coral and went snorkeling.  The water was not as clear as yesterday, but I still enjoyed looking at the coral and fish.  My paddling friend took a swim too and then we headed back.  When I got in I looked at my watch and we had been gone for two hours! Wow.   By the time I went swimming, the wind had started to come up and the ocean got bumpy,  but it was a good swim anyway.  What a great day for turtles!