The news said that the north/west facing shores were expecting wave faces of 25 to 35 ft.!  That is really, really big!  Over here, on the south shore it was flat with a north wind blowing…. no waves for us.  I got a late start and didn’t get out on the ocean until about 9:30 a.m. and by then, the north wind was blowing.  I went out anyway and was immediately greeted by a big turtle right out in front of Kam I!  I followed it while it swam for about 15 minutes and then watched it swim under me before it headed out to sea.  It was a great start for the day!  I paddled north into the wind down to Charley Young Beach and then turned around.  The wind gave me a push paddling south and it was choppy.  Strange, though, it was a kind of glassy chop….hard to describe.  I paddled down to Kam III and then turned around because the ocean was getting increasingly choppy.  The clouds kept coming in too, which was making the water dark.  I got quite a workout paddling back, but I enjoyed it!  By the time I was ready for my swim, the wind completely backed off and it was smooth conditions.  I was happy to see a variety of tropical fish swimming about down at the reef!  About the time I was getting ready to leave the beach, in came the wind again.  I never know what each day holds for me!