Ocean Watch: Indifference of unexpected visitor sparks delight

QUEENSLAND, Australia >> Craig and I are back aboard our 37-foot ketch, Honu, in Townsville’s charming Breakwater Marina. We plan to sail to some new places in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, a thrilling prospect. But as we shop for groceries, get gas for the outboard and do all the other chores necessary to set sail, I’m still aglow over a marine animal thrill I had in Hawaii the day before we left.
Craig and our Kailua friends had decided to paddle their stand-ups to the