The pictures above were taken at the annual honu (turtle) guardian gathering at Laniakea beach. My friend Dana joined us for the outing. We enjoyed catching up with other guardians and especially seeing many turtles up close. Two were up on the beach – one on the sand and another came up on the limu (seaweed) shelf. This turtle enjoyed a nice salad bar for dinner. Sam loved swimming and hauling up on the sand like a turtle. While he was swimming, a very large turtle (probably at least 200lb) swam within inches of us. He came up for air and spit out some water from his nostrils. It was really beautiful – but somewhat surreal that this is almost commonplace here. When Sam grows up I hope he remembers how magical these moments are. Sammy started out his morning swimming in our pool, paddling underwater and holding his breath just like the turtles. He is learning to swim by watching them. It’s really unbelievable the life he has here.