The Turtle Bay Resort Turtle Bay Resort is a resort on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The resort owns almost five miles of Oahu's beachfront property—including Bay View Beach Lawn, Kawela Beach and Turtle Bay. It is only forty five minutes away from the city of Honolulu which means that guests at Turtle Bay Resort enjoy easy access to a large city (and all that it provides) as well as the tranquility of a remote beach location. The ocean can be seen from all of the resort's rooms (there are four hundred and forty three of them) and cottages. Turtle Bay Resort is home to swimming pools that have been completely landscaped, two golf courses that are of a championship level, horseback riding, tennis courts, mountain bike trails, shopping, dining, a surfing school and plenty of hiking areas. It is only a few minutes away from the Polynesian Cultural Center, which is one of the most popular destinations in Hawaii. Here are a few of the things you can do at Turtle Bay Resort: Take a helicopter ride: Turtle Bay Resort is the only resort that has onsite helicopter tours. The helicopter takes you on a tour of the entire island. There are three different helicopter tours to choose from, the sixty minute “Oahu Experience”, the forty minute “Best of Oahu” and the twenty minute “North Shore and Waterfall Adventure.” Go surfing: The resort has its own surfing school which is run by Hans Hedemann, who is considered by many to be a surfing legend. There are classes for people of all skill levels and the resort has equipment available to rent. Each day there is a free surf clinic and guests at the resort can also have private or group lessons with a variety of instructors. Go Horseback Riding: Turtle Bay Resort offers horseback riding on the North Shore of Oahu. Your horseback ride will take you through tropical beaches, around beautiful sandy coastline and across gorgeous beaches. If you want to go horseback riding you can sign up for trail rides (about forty five minutes in length), or take a private lesson and then go for a private ride (private rides require twenty four hour notice). Guests also have the option to go on wagon rides, or to take their kids on pony rides. Go Hiking: There are twelve miles of trails and pathways on which you can go hiking at Turtle Bay Resort. The paths wind next to the ocean and through the trees (ironwood and palm). Go Shopping: There are five major shopping sites at Turtle Bay Resort. Kohala Bay Collections is a clothing boutique. Jeanie's Boutique is a small store that sells souvenirs, jewelry and porcelain dolls. Treasures of Polynesia offers handmade wares like woven baskets, carved bowls, and handmade jewelry. Lamonts has fantastic souvenirs to take home to your friends. Island Impressions offers gifts, flowers, gift baskets and a selection of fine art paintings, prints and blown glass. Turtle Bay Resort is a fantastic place to go if you are looking for a relaxing beach vacation.

Pet Turtle Care Tip #1 Turtles are members of the Reptile family and they are some of the oldest living creatures on the planet. They have been around for more than two hundred million years. This makes them as old as the dinosaurs. There are hundreds of different kinds of turtles all over the planet.

Pet Turtle Care Tip #2 Sea turtles are the most popular of all of the turtles. These are also some of the largest creatures—some sea turtles can grow to more than six feet in length and weigh hundreds of pounds. Scientists think that sea turtles are actually land creatures that went back into the water and never came out. Over time their limbs evolved to make them stronger swimmers and to keep them in the water: their front appendages are actually flippers.

Pet Turtle Care Tip #3 All turtles, even sea turtles, are air breathing creatures. While some turtles can stay under the water for hours at a time, they all must surface at least once a day to stay alive. There is one turtle, the giant turtle that only has to surface once a day to take in air. There are some studies being done to see if some species of turtle might be able to draw oxygen from their cells much like some fish use their gills to breathe.