Bonnie Bee and Yond: Beach Walk and a Turtle Moment

While on Oahu we saw several big sea turtles swimming in the ocean. We spotted them from the elevated view while in the Infinity Pool. I never got a picture because I didn't want to take my phone to the far side of the pool.

When we got to Maui I asked and was reassured the turtles are here too. I didn't see any on our hotel beach front and doubted I would since it is very busy with swimmers and boats.

I asked this wood carver on the hotel property if he knew where I could see turtles. He told me to walk south along the paved beach path past the Ka'anapali Alli Resort, the Marriott Resort, and the Hyatt Resort where the paved walkway ends. There I would find a public beach. Go to the yellow lifeguard stand. At the base of the stand among the rocks I would find turtles.

So, with phone and water bottle in hand I took off on a turtle hunt.

Wood carver who knew the secret turtle hideout.

Sights along the beach walk.

I asked some groundskeepers along the path about this grass. They told me it is called seashore grass. It is very fine and dense like carpet. At first I mistook it for the artificial grass used on putt putt golf courses. I haven't seen anyone mowing it. They told me they mow once a week or every other week. The grass grows more slowly in the summer.

I saw this person riding a jet propulsion device.

At the end of the path, just as the wood carved said, I found a beach, a lifeguard stand, and at the base of it black volcanic rocks. But I didn't see any turtles sunning on the rocks as I had hoped. I watched the water praying to find what I sought. Then I saw all the turtles swimming around the rocks. They blended in with the dark rocks below the water's surface. While these pictures don't seem like much I was so happy to get them. There were many turtles and they surfaced only briefly to get a breath of air before going back under water.