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Sixteen Thanksgiving Day Turtles!!

It is so good to be back home on Maui!  Two weeks on the mainland makes you very thankful to be living on Maui.  The pace of life is way too hectic on the mainland!  Despite the overcast conditions mixed … Continue reading

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Perfect November Day and Oodles of Turtles!!

All I can say is WOW!!!!   It was such a perfect day today in every way.  It started out with Kona winds, but those backed off half way down to the boat ramp.  I spotted two turtles lounging at … Continue reading

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Twelve Friendly Turtles!!!

Yesterday was a big disappointment.  When I got down to the beach, there was a swell.  It wasn’t real consistent, but there were some sets of waves that came five at a time and so I watched.  When I saw … Continue reading

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Beautiful Sunday!!

The VOG was worse today and even the mountains were hard to see while the island of Lanai was completely invisible.  The trade winds have not returned enough to blow the VOG away so we are stuck with it for … Continue reading

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Beautiful Day on Maui and Twenty-one Turtles!!

Although some VOG and smoke mingled in the air,  draping Haleakala and nearly obscuring Molokini and Kahoolawe, it was a perfect day for paddling.  I got out later than I wanted to because there was no place to park and … Continue reading

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Close Encounter of the Turtle Kind!!

After taking a day off from paddling yesterday, I was more than ready to get back out on the water.  It was a beautiful day, although there was wind already blowing from the south.  Just as I paddled out, I … Continue reading

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Twenty-nine Turtles for Halloween!!

Of course I couldn’t expect another epic day like yesterday……and well, no dolphins for today!  It was still a gorgeous day, though,  for paddling with just a hint of breeze blowing from the south.  I paddled down to the boat … Continue reading

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DOLPHINS!!!!! And Turtles, Oh My!!

I searched through a ton of photos to find a picture of a dolphin…..and I found this one I took of a Bottle Nose Dolphin at one of the ECO parks in Cancun.  I can’t believe I almost didn’t go … Continue reading

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Windy!!!!!!

This was last nights sunset!  It was really nice.  Today I got a later start than I had wanted to and didn’t get out into the water until 8:45 a.m.  Just as I was about to hop onto my board, … Continue reading

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TSUNAMI!!!!! Perfect Day and 29 Turtles!!

Well, it was an exciting evening with civil defense sirens going off every hour!  I waited until midnight and when I didn’t hear the siren go off…..so I went to bed!  The newspaper was late this morning which was a … Continue reading

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