Nice Maui Morning!

This morning was as nice as yesterday, with just about the same wind pattern.  It wasn’t glassy and smooth, but still a nice day for paddling!  No sooner had I gotten out on my board and started to paddle, a big turtle popped up and surprised me.  Another paddler was going out too, so we both stopped to enjoy the turtle which hung around for quite a while.  I paddled against the wind, down to Cove Park, and then made my turn south.  Paddling with the wind is much easier!  I knew it was already windy, but I took a chance and paddled all the way down to the boat ramp.  When I got there I was the only paddler there and I saw no turtles at all.  It was such  a nice day though, so I just sat on my board for a while.  Suddenly one big turtle surfaced and then it was gone.  I sat there for a while longer, and spotted a turtle out further.  I paddled out to it, and when I got there, it was two turtles, instead of one!  I was sitting right between them.  Then I saw another turtle to my far right, so I paddled over to it.  This one was very curious and stayed with me for a few minutes.  Suddenly another turtle surfaced and I thought it was going to be a turtle day like yesterday!  I counted six turtles so far, but before I knew it, a few more paddlers showed up, along with a one man canoe, and two kayakers!  It was too crowded for me, so I started to paddle back.  When I passed Kam III, I came across another turtle, but it was in a hurry in the opposite direction, and I knew the wind was getting stronger, so I continued on.  It was fun paddling back over the choppy bumps, but I knew any minute the wind could get crazy on me.  Luckily I made it back though.  By the time I went for my swim, it became a bit of a rough water swim, but the ocean is clear and warm right now so I just didn’t care!  I love Fall on Maui and eight turtles ain’t bad either!