Sea Turtle Swimming Near
Seagrove on Sunday
With work scheduled for the afternoon, we took to the beach early, to spend some time with my family. After a short time playing on the beach, Rebecca and I decided to paddle out on the kayak, to search for things to see. Rarely do I see much sea life. The June Grass is floating up close to the shore, but with a few short strokes, we quickly were floating above the prettiest blue and green water I've seen in the Gulf. We were out for no more than five minutes before we saw our first marine life, a lone jellyfish. Only a moment later, we were paddling around on the second sandbar, which is in water maybe ten to fifteen feet deep. Not much to see from the kayak, but the water was so clear that I could clearly see the ripples on the sand at the bottom, like they were right in front of my face. I thought I even saw a sanddollar. Looking down into the water off the port side of the boat, I saw a big black image appear. My first thought is that it was a good size Stingray, but after another second or two, I knew it was a Sea Turtle, as I had witnessed a couple of them swimming last year. This was my third sighting in three years!
From above the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, I could mostly see a big black blob, which was moving around. It is very difficult to see the fins, but at times, they were apparent. I turned on my camera and began filming, and was
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