Honu: Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

Honu: Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

Hi all,
Just a quick hello... Dave's brother Rob and sister-in-law Tonya have been visiting us this week from Tennessee (now that's a long flight!) Yesterday was one of the most amazing snorkel experiences we've had yet on the islands in terms of swimming with turtles.

Ellie and Uncle Rob

We drove all the way to Ha'ena (the end of the road on the North Shore). The ocean was uncharacteristically calm for this time of year and we were able to snorkel on the outside perimeter of the reef. Turtles, turtles, turtles by the dozens! I asked Kate how many turtles she thought she swam with. She held up 10 fingers twice. It think she was probably right... There were so many turtles, at points it seemed they were swimming fin to fin. It's great to see such a healthy population as Hawaiian Green Sea turtles are currently still listed as threatened.

Tasty algae covers the reef

If you're interested in learning more about Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles, check out this link:
http://www.turtles.org/hawgrnd.htm

Susanne and Kate

Just flying along

Lots of love to all of you and we'll be in touch soon! S, D, E and K