Swims with Scissors
The weather here on Oahu has been yucky for the last week so I was surprised yesterday the 15th to see that the breezes had returned , the sky was blue and when i checked the surf report the waves on the North shore had calmed way down. I ventured down to the turtle rock i had been having so much fun at.
I had seen the turtle below on my first day at the turtle rock. He had gotten snagged in fishing line
and it was all over his neck, head and flippers. It so upset me I got out of the water, hurried into the bustling, little beach town of Haleiwa, to get the number to the turtle hot line here on the island.
When i got home I threw a pair of first aid scissors in my beach bag and made a mental note that if I saw a turtle who was in trouble I would do the best i could
to help. I am not a professional and I know that good intentions are not always enough. You have to KNOW what you are doing. I could hurt a turtle more than help it so i needed to use my head.
He was at the rock yesterday and I quickly swam to shore , grabbed my scissors and to make a long story short, I got three good cuts, freeing this turtle of the line that was just strangling him. He went from barely swimming to taking off like a rocket. I hope i run into him again just to make sure he is okay. He still has one small piece of line on his left flipper. I hope when he sees me he understands I'm just the lady that swims with scissors.
I am an island gal.....
I had seen the turtle below on my first day at the turtle rock. He had gotten snagged in fishing line
and it was all over his neck, head and flippers. It so upset me I got out of the water, hurried into the bustling, little beach town of Haleiwa, to get the number to the turtle hot line here on the island.
When i got home I threw a pair of first aid scissors in my beach bag and made a mental note that if I saw a turtle who was in trouble I would do the best i could
to help. I am not a professional and I know that good intentions are not always enough. You have to KNOW what you are doing. I could hurt a turtle more than help it so i needed to use my head.
He was at the rock yesterday and I quickly swam to shore , grabbed my scissors and to make a long story short, I got three good cuts, freeing this turtle of the line that was just strangling him. He went from barely swimming to taking off like a rocket. I hope i run into him again just to make sure he is okay. He still has one small piece of line on his left flipper. I hope when he sees me he understands I'm just the lady that swims with scissors.
I am an island gal.....
Comments
Thank you.
Excellent job on turtle rescue.
The pictures are just lovely the last few posts. Love the turtles and the fish.
Merry Christmas and a happy bleated New Year!
xxsm
Please have a nice Sunday.
Thank you guys for the words of encouragement. My mantra the whole time was "Please may i not hurt this turtle more than i help him."