Kauai Hawaii Sea Turtle Love

Wild animals make me move. Yes, pack my bags and go.

In Nepal it was the elephants, in Hawaii it’s the wild dolphins, sea turtles, and monk seals.

Turtles are endangered and protected beings. And they know where it’s at. They show up in the world on the beaches of Kauai, but not all beaches.

Turtles prefer specific beaches. 

Watching them I feel like a sea turtle groupie, not a Dead head following the band all over North America just to hear them. But a person who needs mentoring, so Here I am.

And I’ve heard these Sea Turtles. They have a silent wisdom. When I sit with them in the mornings over in Poipu on the South Kauai Coast, their patience penetrates my speed.

I don’t want to go anywhere, I’ve no desires to be elsewhere.

 

 

So I decided to live on Poipu, the south side of the island. I couldn’t leave after being with the turtles for 2 weeks to get these photos and films.

Sea Turtle Love in Hawaii. It’s happening on Poipu Beach. Now it’s my favorite beach. And go every morning to swim, yoga, run, joy!

The point is, you can choose where to live based on how you feel about a place. Yes this is radical.

But think of it, where was the place that called to your soul?

Do you live there now?

Turtles know Poipu Beach Park is a safe place to rest. They look happy when they’re sleeping on the sand here.

I’m inspired to live the same way. 

Each turtle has their own personality.

I didn’t know this until I watched them for two weeks.

Getting up at 5AM to be on the sand in the dark. Waiting as the sun strolled into view and the turtles decided to slide back in the sea.

 

Turtles are mysterious

They are ancient beings having been around longer than us humans. I’d arrive to see them motionless looking alomst dead and then slowly start their dance to the ocean sleeping over lets get out of here.

 

And I’d do it again. This one thing I wanted to do the second my eyes opened in the morning.

Walking over to the turtles to see what they would do today. Each day had different nuances; they might be in a new location as they slumbered.

Or maybe they’d stay on the beach longer, until after the sun came up.

Those turtles kept me on my toes.

And most importantly: their ancient presence radiated their wisdom. Wish I could know what it was.

Do they talk to each other in their own language?

You had to respect them. Silently laying there every morning. Then after sleeping, shuffling into the sea by dragging their limbs, their limbs across the sand in push-up style but with flippers rather than arms.

Advice on Communing with the Wild Turtles:

One thing you’ll love is seeing these turtles on Poipu Beach before the sun rises. Stay far away from them as they need to rest and humans are prohibited from coming closer than 20 feet from them. 

There is a hefty fine if you get too close and someone reports you.

We want to keep these majestic beings coming back to Poipu so it’s important they are left alone.

 

If you want to photograph them you do need a telephoto lens. 

 

Sleeping in? You’ll miss the turtles as they return to the sea at sunrise or immediately after the sunrise.

This 2-week love affair with them on Kauai will always be cherished.