Now that we’re well into our second week here in Kauai I think we’re finally starting to slow down and not rush to new places much anymore. Today we ventured back down south to Beach House and a quick dip in Ho’ai Bay.
Beach House was fairly clam in the morning but by noon the southern swells had picked up causing the water to get a bit rougher. The water wasn’t nearly as clear as it has been but farther out seemed to be ok. I happened upon a spanish dancer, something I thought at first was seaweed or some other plant. But as I got closer I realized that it was a living creature and one I had never seen before. I pointed the dancer out to another nearby snorkeler and we both took pictures. Afterwards he thanked me and told me it was a spanish dancer. Score #1 for the day!
Close to 2pm now and Beach House was becoming extremely rough with the tide moving in. At one point a nice shore wave wiped out our beach front sand mats drowning our dry towels and clothes 
Once we got everyone cleaned up and into the car I wanted to peak at Ho’ai Bay (aka Turtle Bay) and see if the resident turtles were hanging around. Sure enough a pair of turtles were playing in the surf and after watching them for a few minutes I decided to join them. Unfortunately, the water was horribly murky and I was only able to get a short glimpse at one of the turtles.
However, as I swam further out in the water it became much clearer and although I didn’t spot anymore turtles, I did get a few photos of my first manta ray! Score #2 of the day! Since I’m feeling lazy tonight I didn’t make a smaller picture of the manta ray, but you can see him and more in the Kauai gallery under day eleven.