During our 2005 summer on Maui, we are posting weekly updates summarizing the week's experiences with the Honokowai turtles. For these commentaries, see:
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Week 1 (July 9, 2005) |
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| Late arrival ~~ The weather: uncooperative ~~ Saturday: improvement ~~ Finally, we hit the water ~~ A new dimension |
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Week 2 (July 16, 2005) |
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| Argh! ~~ Old friends Pu'u and Amuala ~~ The boys are back! ~~ Ake ~~ Ghost towns ~~ Honu fun |
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Week 3 (July 23, 2005) |
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| Underwater--like diving in skim milk ~~ So what can we say about this week? ~~ Tripping it to Molokai ~~ Very early FP progression ~~ Lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice |
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Week 4 (July 30, 2005) |
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| Conditions are better... ~~ Monitoring the forage site ~~ Ho'omalu resighted ~~ Preferred foraging conditions ~~ Also happening: some serious scuffling ~~ Monk seal at honu foraging site ~~ Primo Pic of the Week ~~ Lots more happened |
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Week 5 (August 6, 2005) |
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| Closure? ~~ Be careful what you wish for ~~ Another bright spot ~~ Kuamo'o report ~~ All-in-all |
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Week 6 (August 13, 2005) |
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| Saturday chores ~~ Resighted ~~ Another one of the boyz is back ~~ First mototool of the season ~~ Sad honu news this week ~~ We're bummed this week so we'll stop here (almost) ~~ Ursula's message to her Father |
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Week 7 (August 20, 2005) |
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| Finally! ~~ Another shark sighting ~~ Yes. Yet another shark sighting ~~ THIRD shark sighting of the week ~~ From the Yes-we-saw-turtles-too Department: Kuamo'o foraging site confirmed ~~ Honokowai honu find better accomodations ~~ While we're on the subject of kayaks... ~~ Speaking of help, one final note |
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Week 8 (August 27, 2005) |
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| It's crunch-time ~~ Dog's breakfast conditions ~~ New dive site called "Hoaka" ~~ Second new site known as "Kahua" ~~ Honu harrassment ~~ Ho'omalu at Hoaka ~~ U249 back safely from nesting |
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Week 9 (September 3, 2005) |
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| Zeus ~~ As if that joy wasn't enough--Nui returns ~~ George visits ~~ Intrepid little kayak ~~ Ready to go home |
