Bob the Merry Manatee Bahamas I loved the way the

I loved the way the wind moved the branches

petting him and encouraging him to give me his best “Zoolander Blue Steel” pose

I discovered this majestic sea turtle alternately taking a snooze and checking the surf at Baby Spreckels Beach on the North Shore of Maui

I find it profoundly calming and serene

Bob the Merry Manatee Bahamas I loved the way theBob the manatee is quite a wonder. His mother swam over to Long Island in the Bahamas after a hurricane. She must have been pregnant with Bob at the time. Manatees are not native to the Bahamas. Only a few have become Bahamian residents in the last 10 20 years. Bob calls all of Long Island his home and has been sighted swimming up and down the 80 mile cay. He likes to hang out at Stella Maris Marina where I have had the good fortune to catch up with