Beautiful but windy!

It didn’t look windy at first…..but as I paddled out, the wind was definitely coming up.  It was blowing from the north so I headed towards the boat ramp.  By the time I got to Kam III, the wind changed direction and then it was blowing from the south!  The water was choppy and the red pontoon snorkel boat had just roared up, as I headed into the boat ramp area.  Several snorkelers were in the water already too, probably from Kam III.  It seemed like a lot of people down there and the wind was not backing off….. so I stayed in closer to the shore.  I only had one turtle to hang with today and it was a really small one.  It popped up on one side of me, and then dove under my board and surfaced on the other side of me!  I was surprised that it hung around because the smaller turtles are usually not as friendly, but it was my buddy for the day!  I paddled back in choppy conditions and ran across a big turtle outside of Kam III.  The wind was still blowing from the south so I did get a boost on my way back.  The wind was still not backing off and I knew my swim would be a bumpy one!  I swam against the wind down to the reef and then turned around and got a push back.  The water always feels great, but the conditions were definitely not perfect like yesterday.  Just as I was getting ready to leave the beach, I noticed some thrashing around out where I had seen the competition pod a few days ago.  This time they were in a lot closer and I could see the whales from the beach, thrashing their tails around and slapping them on the surface!  It was loud!  It was quite a show and it went on for about ten to fifteen minutes.  I love whale season on Maui!!!!!!!