I am really enjoying Springtime!  It has been so nice and the water has been so clear.  Paddling conditions were nice like yesterday with no wind.  I paddled down to the boat ramp and when I got there, it was crowded!  I mean…. two kayakers, two paddle boarders, and seven snorkelers crowded.  Part of the group was the paddling friend from Keawakapu and her visitors, and the rest of the group were tourists snorkeling from Kam III.  I wondered how many turtles I would see with so many people in the water.  I paddled around all the people and closer to the boat ramp and a turtle popped up right next to my board!  I just tried to stay a little outside the group on all sides, and turtles were surfacing all around!  Before I knew it, I had counted eighteen turtles so far, and then the pontoon tour boat roared in.  Just as I was getting ready to leave, turtles #19, 20, 21 and 22 popped up and had me surrounded!  I was amazed to have had so many turtles considering how busy it was down there, but I was happy!  I paddled back in perfect conditions and paddled out farther to my quiet spot to sit.  Suddenly I was wrapped up in a wave of flowers!  I don’t know if there had been a funeral service or something like that, but I was surrounded by flowers!   As they passed by me in the current, I dipped my paddle into the water and scooped up a plumeria flower.  It still smelled delightful….so I just sat  there on my board and breathed in its intoxicating scent!  Suddenly all the reasons I love Hawaii came flooding into my mind.  Amazing what a little flower can do!  The flower was so beautiful out there on the water so I tried to bring it in with me, but it turned brown.  Some things are just meant for the moment!  I swam in nice conditions too, and on the way back I ran into that school of about fifty silvery fish, that I saw a few days ago.  I swam with them for a little while and then came in.  It was a great day to be out on the ocean today!