Perfect!!

It was another perfect day out on the water!  The water visibility is so good right now and the clouds were just patchy with an array of wispy clouds near the top of Haleakala.  Just perfect!  I paddled straight towards the boat ramp and when I got to Kam III, five turtles surfaced and I stayed there with them for a while!  One of the turtles was “Lizard” too and I have not seen that turtle was some time.  Five turtles hanging at Kam III was a bit unusual, but when I got to the boat ramp I figured out why they were at Kam III today…….five kayaks with noisy Japanese tourists were there plus an outrigger canoe with five people snorkeling off the canoe and a few snorkelers from the beach!  It was Grand Central Station down there today and the turtles knew it.  I sat there waiting for the turtles to surface and the water was so clear that I could see them down near the ocean bottom, but they weren’t coming up.  Finally one turtle surfaced and the Japanese tourists started screeching out of excitement…..and it shot back down to the bottom just as fast as it came up!  Then one more turtle surfaced and the same thing happened!  It was such a gorgeous day but it was just too crowded at my favorite spot today.  I paddled north and ran into a paddling friend outside of Kam III and she said she was not going down there because it was too crowded.  We sat at Kam III and chatted for a bit and the five turtles took turns popping up while we sat!  I don’t blame them for moving down to Kam III for the day….it was much quieter!  We paddled north and my friend went in and I paddled back to Kam I.  It was still totally perfect conditions!  I knew my swim was going to be perfect too and it was.  As soon as I started out swimming I spotted two fish bothering a crab that was determined to keep itself camouflaged in the sand!  Then down at the reef I saw lots of fish and then followed a Spotted Eagle Ray for a bit, while it stopped at spots to munch something off the reef.  It was so beautiful and calm!  Swimming back was just like swimming in a giant swimming pool!  I hope it’s just as perfect tomorrow!!