I had a birthday and to celebrate the occasion Reed took me on a dolphin swimming cruise. The morning of was drizzly and cold but we decided to go anyway, reasoning dolphins probably don’t care about the rain. It turned out to be good decision; our boat was small (for the most intimate dolphin experience) and only had room for four people on the viewing deck, because of the weather Reed and I were almost the only people who wanted on it. You could lie on your belly and stick you head out under the hand rail putting you face two feet above the dolphins. And I did. The dolphins were amazing. They would swim under the boat, moving in the same direction and just in front, then roll over on their sides so they could look up into our faces as we lay on the viewing deck. We couldn’t swim with them because they had young but looking into their faces was more than enough for one day. My favourite part was hearing the sound dolphins make when they exhale at the surface. I’ll never forget the first time I hear the “phhffts” of a dolphin pod. They have to consciously think about breathing, how amazing is that? It was a great day.
-erin
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