So today started out to be a bit windy from the north….and the conditions were not glassy like yesterday. I ended up entering the water about the same time as two other paddling buddies, so I paddled straight out with them to look for whales.  When we didn’t see any, I continued towards the boat ramp by myself. When I arrived there, only one snorkeler was in the water, so I sat on my board and waited.  The wind had backed off some and the day was beautiful.  For quite a while I didn’t see any turtles, so I paddled to the other side of the boat ramp.  Almost immediately a big turtle surfaced ahead of me, and when I paddled to it, two more turtles surfaced to my sides and I was surrounded!  After they disappeared, I paddled back to the other side of the ramp and another turtle surfaced right next to me.  I waited for a while and it seemed no more turtles were around, so I decided to paddle back.  The wind had again picked up so it was a work out.  Just as I was passing Kam III, one more big turtle surfaced and popped its head out of the water a couple of times, swimming next to me!  That was five turtles for today.  I paddled back against the wind and it took a little while.  The conditions stayed a bit windy for my swim, but the water clarity was perfect, so I really enjoyed all the fish down by the reefs and rocks!  A little wind doesn’t bother me, it was still a great day at the beach!