Nice and Clean

I was unable to swim with the pink caps this morning, so I got up early and took a little dip with my turtle friends instead.

My final stop was at a turtle cleaning station where hungry fish polish the shell of any interested turtles.

Dolphins and Mermaids

 

 It has been way too long, but this morning both Spinner Dolphins and Mermaids joined me on my far too brief swim. It was my best lunch break from work. Ever.

Click HERE for more photos of today's encounter.

Phones at the Ready

One great thing about today's smart phones is that they allow practically everybody to get excited about photography.

Every evening, people are lined up along the shore with their phones at the ready, all set to capture a Maui sunset.

Formally Dunked

Today was Baptism day at the beach. One at a time, people were led out and formally dunked. Getting smashed by a wave did not count.

For everyone else, it was a gorgeous holiday on the shore.

Maggie Stops By

 In spite of the two huge ocean races this weekend, there wasn't a bad turnout of swimmers to greet Maggie on her quick visit this week.

Yucky Sprouts

People are often surprised when I tell them about my tomatoes being filled with sprouts.

Modern storage methods allow ripe fruit to be shipped without spoiling but, unfortunately, the seeds continue to develop while the fruit stays the same. Often when I cut into a tomato, it is completely filled with sprouted seeds (rarely do they break the skin). And if you have ever tasted a tomato plant, you know that you do not want that flavor in your mouth [yuck].

No See Em

Quite a contrast from my past few swims - the underwater visibility this morning was horrible. In fact, I really should not have swum.

I swam right over this sleepy turtle without seeing it. It wasn't until I dove down to explore the coral that I discovered it only feet away from me.

Thank goodness for the magic of my underwater camera because it seems to have x-ray vision. I could hear this big school of fish (top photo) making swishing sounds as it sped back and forth beneath me, but only saw the slightest blur to indicate anything was there. At least now that I'm home I can see what was going on during my swim.