lovely day!

Finally a perfect morning!  Calm seas and no white caps in view, just the way I like it.  I ran into a paddling friend and we paddled down to the boat ramp together.  I promised to listen to her if she saw white caps, since we got caught in the wind yesterday!  Just as we arrived at the boat ramp, and lifeguard came flying out of the boat lane on a jet ski, which unsettled the water for a few minutes.  Other than that, we were the only ones there!  I spotted the first turtle directly in front of us, and paddled over.  It was a big turtle and very friendly!  Then another turtle popped up out farther, so we paddled out.  It was also friendly.  Then two really small turtles surfaced in closer to the rocks.  I paddled in and sat right between them!  Then my friend told there was a turtle right behind me.  I looked around and it almost seemed like it was following me!  Before long, I had counted a dozen turtles in all, and my friend decided to paddle back.  That was a good number of turtles, so I decided not to be greedy, and I paddled back too!  It got nicer as we paddled back and even glassy!  I paddled in and it stayed nice all the way through my swim too!  It was a really nice day!