Wild Turtles

     On the 4th I had a morning with the kids at the apartment. We had to wait around for the manitence man to come fix some stuff. Then we went to the pool. Rob showed up while we were at thenpool. After the pool we had some down time. Then Tanya got back with the car. We went into Kona for the first time. We went to a cool cafe called Lava Java. I had an iced Americano. It was super nice! Tanya tried a breve (espresso and steamed cream) it was super yummy. I had never tried them before. We hung out in town for a little bit before going to turtle beach. There was a turtle sleeping on the beach and two more in the water. It was cool to see them in the ocean. The older three kids were super excited. The youngest was pretty afraid of them. She eventually got in the water but would only stay right next to me. Today we went back to turtle beach. There was a group there doing some education and conservation work. They showed the kids which fishto look for. It was pretty cool. There were more turtles there today. Tallynwas afraid of them again. Iwas holding her and we were looking at a turtle when she asked to go see the "Turtle Lady" (one of the conservationisits). She then asked "Do turtles eat four year olds?". Omce she was reassured that it only ate plants she was happy to get in thenwater again and hold my hand while looking at it.
   I was really excited to see turtles. I haven't seen one before and it is always way better to see them in the wild than in an aquarium. These turtles were jpretty cute eating sea weed from between the rocks. The fish were also really awesome. There are lots of different types. I'm glad that we got to go back today to see the types of fish. I definitly noticed more of them having seen some pictures.
   The conservationists said all the turtles we saw were between 12-20 years old. This bay attracts lots of young turtles. Apparently it isnvery rare for them to see one that is older than 20. Many of the turtles that go there are in some sort of trouble or weak. Some how they know that they are fairly safe in the cove and there is lots of food.