It was in just that order today.  What a beautiful, calm day with just a breeze blowing from the north.  The sky was mostly blue with fluffy white and silver clouds adorning the top of Haleakala and the West Maui mountains. I paddled down to the boat ramp on a mostly glassy ocean, with the breeze at my back.  When I arrived there, I was the only paddler around.  I didn’t see any turtles at first, so I sat on my board to wait.  All of a sudden three turtles surfaced all at once…. one turtle to my left, one to my right, and one right in front of me!  I thought it might be one of those wild turtle days until a guy on a small motor boat came blazing out of the boat ramp, showing off for his passenger.  He continued to fly back and forth not far from where I was sitting…. where are the authorities when you need them?  I wanted to get into the water, but not while he was driving crazy!  Finally he went in so I could go snorkeling.  The water wasn’t quite as clear as yesterday, but I found a good spot that was full of coral and clear.  I saw a pair of Hawaiian Damsel fish and decided to follow them.  There were also lots of other tropical fish swimming around chasing each other….. but the Damselfish seemed to stay near me.  So I followed them, and then they seemed to follow me!  I was enjoying all the coral when a large turtle came cruising by.  It looked at me and then swam on.  I was sad because the turtle had several tumors on it, but at least the tumors were small.  I snorkeled for quite a while and didn’t want to leave the captivating undersea world, but it was time to paddle back.  When I was passing Kam III,  I was surprised by another large turtle, so I hung around with it for a few minutes until it dove down and disappeared.  The wind remained just a breeze which made paddling back very enjoyable.  I decided to go for another swim and the conditions were perfect.  Except for the annoying motor boat, it was another great day out on the water!