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Sea turtle

Our little Lagoon has had some battering with large swells over a few days. At times the waves broke Ober the natural volcanic barrier and up into the sand

Yesterday it was calm and pleasant there so we spent some time relaxing on the sand and in the water. While we were there, someone discovered this sea turtle who managed to get thru the rough waters and into the Lagoon! We could see it Beautifully from our side lanai

  • His back
  • His head popped up
  • Back to munching on seaweed

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Playful whales

Yesterday we had several playful whales, mom and baby too! Some of these were taken at quite a distance so the resolution isn’t great, plus it’s hard to get the camera in position quickly enough! But we thoroughly enjoyed the show!

  • Pectoral fun flapping
  • Fluke as it dives
  • Mom blowing, baby peeking up
  • Up
  • Coming down
  • And the splash
I didn’t realize until Linda pointed it out and I downloaded the full resolution file, this is mom and baby breaching simultaneously! It was a more spectacular catch than in thought! But, As you can imagine, there were lots of pictures of just splashing water!
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Settling in

We have settled in to a quiet routine, coffee and breakfast watching the waves, some sunny mornings sitting at the Lagoon on the sand, some days just reading and knitting on our large lanai. Watching Jeopardy and watching for whales (today we saw an amazing breach right in front of our room, but of course to quickly over to get a picture! ) We turned in our car, so walking to dinner or a Gelato after dinner we are getting more exercise. Picnics for lunch on the lanai with sandwiches or salad from the grocery store. Nothing spectacular to report, but enjoying life. I am readying Eric Metaxas’ book Bonhoffer, a great biography of the Pastor, Myrter, Prophet, Spy. Maybe I will give you a book report when I’m done! Stay tuned!