Sally’s View of the River

We had just returned to Sunny Rock from a local day trip and were making a quick change of clothes in the Pine Studio for an anticipated ‘Natural Whirlpool’ swim. I looked out toward the water over the balcony and saw what I assumed was a very slow moving log…the odd thing was it was moving against the current.

With logic on my side, I reached for the binoculars and took a magnified look. The slow moving log creeping its way up-current was actually a very large turtle (the neck & head of this enormous turtle was what looked like the log!).

With a closer look, the turtle’s shell (bigger than what my arms could wrap around) followed just under the water’s surface. She was solitary, independant, strong, alone…but she shared her presence with me.

I called my partner to see her dinosaur beauty (the turtle), but as quick as she came for a look, the turtle submerged underwater and vanished.

For that brief moment, the turtle was not along – or maybe it was me that wasn’t.

Debra A**