As I paddle out clumsily to Flat Island in Kailua, I hear a goodbye call from the shore, “go, Turtle!” He’s using the nickname he gave me because of my love for the ocean, and how I look when I try to paddle out with my weak arms. It turns out, I may have something else in common with turtles. We both cry. A lot. But for very different reasons… here’s more about why turtles cry and why their tears are Thicc!