This spot is near the southernmost point in the United States and requires a trek through some uninhabited ranching lands on the Big Island. We were told it was about a twenty-minute jaunt to the spot, but it turned out to be a 3 mile, hour and a half hike over the tricky footing of the lava rock so common on the Big Island. It was lovely to arrive at the beach after a long trek in beachwear. I put my goggles on and swam for a while, not seeing anything but the plain sand bottom. I was just about to give up when an enormous sea turtle swam past me. I lazily followed him as he went up and down between depths around me just exploring. As with all of our turtle encounters on the Big Island, he seemed to find me rather than the other way around, and he kept close, reflecting a deep curiosity.
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