Busy Honu
Saturday (27th) we cruised around hoping to hit a good beach. Unfortunately the bad weather on Friday wiped out many of the beaches/or parking spots, so we headed to Laniakea beach. I chucked my badge and Honu Guardian t-shirt in my bag just in case I was needed. Turned out I was! Andy had to leave at the end of his shift, and the follow-on people were not able to make it. Joanne showed at 3 to cover the evening shift. We had Genbu (my chosen honu) up, and precious came up later. When Joanne came, she let me scan the turtles and check their microchip numbers; it was too cool! Two honu were feeding in the rocks to the east; a large male and a juvenile. I sent photos to Joanne (the orgs. co-founder) and she ID'd the male as Brutus. It was awesome to see those guys so active. Normally I just see them sleeping on the beach.
Saturday (27th) we cruised around hoping to hit a good beach. Unfortunately the bad weather on Friday wiped out many of the beaches/or parking spots, so we headed to Laniakea beach. I chucked my badge and Honu Guardian t-shirt in my bag just in case I was needed. Turned out I was! Andy had to leave at the end of his shift, and the follow-on people were not able to make it. Joanne showed at 3 to cover the evening shift. We had Genbu (my chosen honu) up, and precious came up later. When Joanne came, she let me scan the turtles and check their microchip numbers; it was too cool! Two honu were feeding in the rocks to the east; a large male and a juvenile. I sent photos to Joanne (the orgs. co-founder) and she ID'd the male as Brutus. It was awesome to see those guys so active. Normally I just see them sleeping on the beach.
That is way cool.The photos are great. It's like the summer when they are eating on the rocks. So active. What a nice experience.
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