Shell Shock

We were up and out for today's adventure by about 9.30. We wandered around the shopping centre at Waimea, with a fun stop at the supermarket. We have a small bundle of "treats" to take home - watermelon jelly, dodgy sweet breakfast cereal etc etc. We had a very early lunch and then headed towards Kona for a beach visit. Tony had directed us to a special spot, down an unmarked dirt road to a little parking lot. We walked for about 20 minutes to a small protected lagoon. On the way we saw turtles poking their heads out of the water and then a live turtle resting on the sand. We bought itsa dead, and then it blinked and moved its flipper. In the lagoon we swam with many huge sea turtles. It was the most amazing thing. One came right up under my tummy and brushed by me. Josh grabbed onto one's shell and tried to ride along, but it brushed him off with a flipper. On the way back, the turtle on the sand decided we were a bit close, and scooted itself into the ocean. 

We made our way back to the house for a big dinner - ribs, BBQ corn, coleslaw and potatoes.