Hi there!

So I got my wish granted……a perfect day with no significant wind.  It was a beautiful day out on the water!  The skies were mostly clear with just some wispy clouds above, and the conditions were perfect.  I paddled down to the boat ramp and just as I was passing Kam III, I ran into a paddling friend who usually isn’t out paddling on Tuesdays.  She’s a teacher at the college, so I asked her if she was playing “hooky” today.  Apparently her class didn’t start until noon, so she was getting in some paddling before going to work.  We chatted for a few minutes and then she pointed out a turtle.  I told her that the turtle was calling my name and I paddled on!  Seven more turtles surfaced while I was there and just before I started to paddle back, I saw whales breeching out farther!  I paddled out a bit farther, but not all the way out, but I could see several whales and counted eight breeches!  Have I mentioned how much I love whale season on Maui???  Then as I was passing Kam III, I noticed a school of about twenty fish swimming near the surface.  I sat in the middle of the fish while they were swimming around!  That doesn’t happen very often so I really enjoyed it.  The conditions stayed nice and paddling back was great too.  I swam in a relatively peaceful ocean and saw a lot of fish down by the reef.  It was just a very perfect kind of day.  I hope it’s just like that tomorrow !!!