A Surprise on the South Shore
We decided to stay close to home today. I planned to show Meredith our local beach along the south shore, have some lunch at home, then head to Waikiki for the rest of the day. When we got to Kaimana beach, we found a great surprise!
When we stepped on to the beach we immediately noticed a monk seal! We went to talk to the volunteer who told us that Rocky was there resting while she is molts. Molting happens shortly after she leaves her pup to take care of itself, and takes about two weeks. Rocky had given birth to her pup about 45 days earlier near Kauai. She recently traveled back to the south end of Oahu where she is resting and molting. The volunteer told us that it takes the energy of running a marathon for a monk seal to molt. For this reason the monk seal rests more than usual, which is why she can be easily spotted here at Kaimana. It was early in the morning when we were there, so she was just waking up and we even got to see her go into the water and swim around on her way to find some food. I was so happy Meredith got to see this since it's so rare to see a monk seal!
Spending the morning at the beach is such a wonderful way to start the day, but it was getting close to lunch time so we packed it up. Later in the day we did a little shopping at Sephora in Waikiki, had a delicious dinner along the ocean with Will, and walked along the beach.
When we stepped on to the beach we immediately noticed a monk seal! We went to talk to the volunteer who told us that Rocky was there resting while she is molts. Molting happens shortly after she leaves her pup to take care of itself, and takes about two weeks. Rocky had given birth to her pup about 45 days earlier near Kauai. She recently traveled back to the south end of Oahu where she is resting and molting. The volunteer told us that it takes the energy of running a marathon for a monk seal to molt. For this reason the monk seal rests more than usual, which is why she can be easily spotted here at Kaimana. It was early in the morning when we were there, so she was just waking up and we even got to see her go into the water and swim around on her way to find some food. I was so happy Meredith got to see this since it's so rare to see a monk seal!
Spending the morning at the beach is such a wonderful way to start the day, but it was getting close to lunch time so we packed it up. Later in the day we did a little shopping at Sephora in Waikiki, had a delicious dinner along the ocean with Will, and walked along the beach.
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