Choppy!

It was a beautiful day and my husband came back from the beach saying there was no wind……and that was good news!  By the time I got down there, the wind was picking up and it was looking choppy.  I was going out paddling anyway, but I really hoped the wind would back off!  Well, it didn’t and it was choppy conditions the whole time.  I decided to paddle north into the wind for a while but the current was pushing from the north too, so it was a bumpy ride!  Luckily a turtle popped up just as I got out and I hung with it for a few minutes.  I was able to get a photo of it too!  I picked up one of these plastic holders for iPhones that is supposedly waterproof……and it worked great….but I don’t know how much I would trust it actually in the water!  It didn’t bother me too much hanging around my neck either.  I paddled down just outside of Kalama Park and it got more windy and choppy.  Pretty soon it was white caps too!  I turned around and paddled south and the wind pushed me along.  I got down to Kam II and decided to turn back and I’m glad I did because the wind got stronger and I had to really work to get back!  It stayed windy for my swim too but I did swim down to the reef and I could actually see the fish today!  There is a lot of debris from the “run-off” just sitting in clumps and I know it can still cause trouble for Kam I if it gets stirred up.  I even saw one of the Spotted Eagle Rays!  I followed it around for a few minutes and then swam back.  The day stayed windy but it sure was a beautiful one!!