Fun light is still lit

Thursday 4/24 :

Beautiful morning and noon time here on kauai. The mountains were visible, and tho there might have been some haze, it was not anything dramatic.

Good work outs, and then came back home and after breakfast , hauled out the dive bags with the snorkel gear and drove to Lawai Beach ( Beach House ).

Stunning day, lots of sunshsine, and about 79 degrees.

Water was calm, visibility was very good, high sun, and no current. Probably close to Low tide, but did not check the tidal charts.

Parking was easy, with several slots left at around noon. Looking at the water, it was pretty calm, with small swells on the reef, no problem.

The sun lit up the coral bommies, and the marine life at Lawai Beach. Which is on the SOUTH shore.

Quite a few fish: Moorish Idols, Oranate Wrasse, Triggerfish, Saddle Wrasse, Tradfin Butterfly, Unicorn fish, Pipefish, Spotted Box fish, parrot fish, cleaner wrasse, etc., etc.

A few minutes after we got out, a monk seal slides and crawls up onto the beach. people were total respectful and gave him plenty of room.

We had already washed off our snorkel gear and placed it in the dive bags, so we took the bags to the car, and then walked to the Lawai Beach Resort to oreport the monk seal to the activity desk.

they have a number to call. Jason was working and he said no worries, he was already informed and the call was already made to the monk seal protectors.

We visited a few minutes and walked to the car. The yellow ropes and stacheons were already up...that was a very short time.

Good work !

now at 3pm, the wind has lightened up, and some clouds are sneaking in, and some already have capped the mountains.

BBQ in about an hour, and the hongor pangs are beginning to rumble.

Denny

Fun light is still lit

we searched all week for a seal. and there it was right where we were staying

Fun light is still lit

I knew from reading this forum (and from my own common sense) that the monk seals are to be respected and not harassed in any way, but do you mean to tell me that they actually have to cordon them off to keep people from bothering them? That is really sad. So while we are there, if we see a monk seal on the beach and it does not have a little ring of protective ropes around it, is there someone we%26#39;re supposed to call? I%26#39;m not trying to make a joke...it%26#39;s just I%26#39;ve never heard of this.

Thanks,

Lisa

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Yep, probably let a conceige know if it is at a resort.

It was just a few minutes after the monk seal arrived that we go to the concierge desk at the LBR, and Jason already had a bunch of calls, and he took care of contacting the volunteer.

Problem is that not everyone knows that the monk seal has been out fishing, and hunting for a very long , long time, and they are tired, and need to sleep and digest their meals.

And find a safe place away from sharks.

Tourists sometimes think the monk seal is sick, or that it needs to be back in the water, and they drive them from their state of exhaustion , from the safe beach, back into the sea.

Dogs are also a problem, especially if their is a pup on the beach.

The volunteers come down, and tape , or rope off the area, and maintain a watch. They also visit with the onlookers and share their knowledge about the monk seals. Good stuff.

When on a visit to poipu a few years back, they had the tape up around a comotose monk seal. Most everyone was respectfully taking photos, and looking and not bothering the slumbering seal.

When under the rope comes a young man, red spiked hair, dressed in black, and headed on a fast course directly for the monk seal.

I piped up, and suggested he leave the monk seal alone. He stopped dead in his tracks, looked at me, and decided to retreat behind the tape. Actually, he left the area.

So , yes, we do need monitors to protect the monk seals. Protecting our sea life, and the marine enviornment is also very high on the list.

Thanks for your question, hope this helped a bit.

Denny

Aaahhh, what a nice day you had!

You just made me feel warm!

We had 40-50 degree temps with strong, gusty winds.

Sat outside at my daughter%26#39;s softball game for about

3 hours. FREEZIN!!

Sure wish we were there. :)

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