Near the end of yesterday’s swim, I was greeted by this sight in the top photo. Spinner Dolphins coming my way. They were traveling at a leisurely pace as they dipped down and glided beneath me. After they passed, they came back up near the surface of the water and I thought they might loop around again, but instead they continued on their way.
Still, it was a lovely encounter, and my first with dolphins in quite a while. Swimmers are supposed to stay 50 yards away from dolphins because they might be sleeping even while they’re still swimming. However, when they pass by like this, there’s not much a swimmer can do, unless they have connections with someone on the Starship Enterprise!
Such a wonderful moment. Here, too, we have to keep a distance or face hefty fines, but those dolphins WILL come over to play, whether we’re throwing a ball or paddling the kayak. Just neighbourly, I guess.
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Some people chase them, but I don’t see the point. They’ll outswim a human. I just hang out in the vicinity and if they come by, it’s a treat.
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That’s a whole lot of wow Graham. What an amazing experience
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It’s always special seeing dolphins. These were very mellow.
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They seemed it even could tell from the photos.
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Sometimes they’re zipping around or leaping from the water, but not this bunch.
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The first pic reminds me of a solo performance at the ballet!
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I picked the headline because they looked like their movements were choreographed!
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