A tiny sea turtle named Kai stretches his flippers for the very first time. Warm sand cradles the nest where he had patiently waited to hatch, listening to the whispers of waves calling from afar.

A brave little wiggle and Kai broke free from his shell. Around him, dozens of hatchlings scrambled toward the glistening blue ocean. The air salty and new, and the soft rumble of the waves sounds like home.

A curious seagull swoops low, Kai ducks, and hurries to the sea. He paddles faster and faster, his heart thumping with courage. Finally, the cool water rushes around him—gentle, vast, and full of promise.

Kai made it! From the sands of Myrtle Beach to the endless blue beyond, his great ocean adventure had just begun.