Swimming with a Honu

I went on a sailing trip up the Na Pali coast yesterday. The morning was clear and we had a great trip with visits from a couple of separate pods of dolphins and a few humpback whales. After turning around at the Kalalau Valley, the captain found us a calm cove and we had an hour to snorkel. Halfway through the swim, I found a Green sea turtle fishing down in the coral.

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I was about 30′ above it and just floated along watching it swim and explore. After a few minutes, it surfaced and when it turned to me, I had a second to photograph it swimming. Soon after with lungs full of fresh air, it descended again and soon disappeared into the blue.

This entry was posted on December 14, 2012 by Christopher Martin. It was filed under Animals, Hawaii, Turtle, Wildlife and was tagged with Green sea turtle, Hawaii, Honu, Kauai, Pacific Ocean, swimming, underwater, wildlife photography.

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4 responses

Rexlin Victor

Great one!!!

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December 14, 2012 at 9:40 pm

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lylekrahn

Beautiful

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December 14, 2012 at 9:03 pm

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janechese

wow…that is really something to see.

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December 14, 2012 at 5:24 pm

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Kim

I miss that!

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December 14, 2012 at 2:42 pm

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