During our walks on the beach we occasionally see a turtle poke his head up out of the water. There are organized tours that will take you “swimming with the turtles”.
Today, I swam with turtles on my own! I was floating out in the salty water of the Caribbean and all of a sudden, a turtle was in front of me. So, I followed it, swimming just behind and above. At a couple of points I thought I was close enough to touch it but it was hard to judge how deep in the water it was. He poked his head out once and at that point I was about five feet away from him. I didn’t really pay attention to where in the water I was and found myself quite a distance from shore. Then I saw the speed boat and the jet ski, one on my left, one on my right, zooming by. So I headed to the shore. Then, almost to the shore – another turtle (or maybe it was the same one)!! I followed it far a minute but had to quit. I was out of gas.
If you hold your arms out in front of you and make a circle, they were at least as big as that. Another fun encounter with wildlife under the water.
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