Priceless...

I sit in the ocean where i have never sat before....

 Mother Nature in her magic has covered a lava rock reef that juts out into the ocean with sand....i am delighted.... i swing my feet over the sand covered reef ledge and smile... Ive never seen the mountain range, from land, from this angle... its magnificent...

After awhile, i see the turtles at my feet and smile... " Hi u guys, how is this for a seat?!! The day had been hot... the water is cool but not cold... i can feel my boiling blood start to cool...all of a sudden from behind me , a voice pierces my thoughts...

"OMGOMG they KNOW you!!!"... behind me 4 visitors to the island stand mouths open in smiles... "oo i don't know" i reply,  "Ive been coming here for years,l I think i smell like a turtle" they look at me skeptically....

 One woman slides into the water , goggles tilted crooked on her beautiful face..Half in the ocean and half out of the Ocean, she dips her head underwater coming back up seconds later, her voice several octaves higher.. "THEY are AMAZING!!" she is getting her first glimpse of a wild and free turtle... i smile and say..." Ur life is about to change, take with u this amazement, for our Oceans turtles need as much help as we can give them"

She turned to me and said,"Thank You" ...... it was priceless.....




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Cloudia said…
Priceless!!!!



Aloha from Honolulu
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August 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Anonymous said…
Thank you for sharing such wonder very much.

Please have a great Wednesday.
August 28, 2012 at 3:41 PM
SandyCarlson said…
Cloudia brought me here, and I am very grateful to her and you. Beautiful post!
September 1, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Firefly the Travel Guy said…
How absolutely awesome was that. I'm trying to imagine what the woman felt like. One day you could perhaps show me as well.
September 4, 2012 at 3:58 AM
Leilani Tresise said…
Thank you guys!!! I love ur comments!
September 10, 2012 at 5:25 PM
Leilani Tresise said…
Yes Fire!! HI SANDY!! =)
September 10, 2012 at 5:25 PM
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