January 20, 2012 - The dogs went to doggie day camp today. It was sunny and bright down on the south side of the island at Poipu Beach. The water was calm and the tourists were paddling about. We decided to join them and snorkel.
There were a lot of fish (large ones) in very shallow water and with dozens of snorkelers kicking about. That seemed so unusual. Usually snorkelers scare fish away. These fish didn't seem to mind all of the humans around. I giggled as people floated on their rafts oblivious to the many fish swimming beneath and around them. Highlight of the day? Two large green sea turtles munching on algae on the rocks.
Below are some pictures I "borrowed" from the Internet for those of you not familiar with some of the Hawaiian fishes and the green sea turtle. Turtles were four-five feet in length.
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| humu humu nuku nuku apua ‘a, reef trigger |
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| raccoon butterflyfish |
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| Christmas wrasse |
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| Green Sea Turtle |
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