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At the end of my 5k race recap last week, I mentioned that later in the day a small group of us got a private dolphin show, so I thought I’d share a bit more about that today, as it was totally unreal!
On Memorial Day, my cousin and I went out for a two and a half hour boat ride around the Marco Island/Naples area with two of her parents’ friends who owned the boat. It was a gorgeous (HOT and sunny) day out, so the wind felt great whipping across my face as the sun shone down. I had some delicious nuun in a large insulated container to keep me hydrated, and I was excited to potentially see some dolphins.
About an hour in we passed along this little waterway between two different islands, and boats were jammed up against the beaches with people just hanging out in the water. I got a good laugh out of these boats though:
There were drink, burger, and ice cream boats out!
As we turned away to head out of this area, we noticed a pod of dolphins with their back fins in the air, and they looked really playful. I guess dolphins love to play in the wakes of boats because we were able to “pick them up” and they hopped into our wake. We slowed down just a bit and walked to the back of the boat to enjoy the show!
The dolphins were jumping up completely out of the air and darted through the water, and we got our own private dolphin show (with 4 dolphins!) for almost 10 minutes. They were close enough to me at points that I could’ve reached out and touched them (I didn’t). Sometimes two of them would jump together on the same side of the wake, sometimes they would jump on opposite sides. It was like a synchronized show, but I knew they were doing it for their own fun, not because it was a set show someone was making them do. It was beautiful!
I could see their eyes, their cute little smiles, their noises as they darted through the water. It was absolutely crazy.
I squealed and clapped for at least half of the time they were jumping. It was just beautiful, and I didn’t want it to end. They eventually darted on their way, and we continued our boating adventure. We saw a number of other dolphin fins in the distance, but nothing will compare to the beautiful dolphin show I saw earlier in the day.
I’ve called this blog “The Little Things” for a reason. Life is really about the little things in life, and this is an example of a beautiful, unexpected little thing that I’ll never forget.
Now it’s your turn to share! What’s one of your best memories of nature? Have you ever seen dolphins jumping like this?
How awesome!! I went to Key West a few years ago and we went 9n a “reefs and ritas” tour (coral reef snorkeling And margaritas on the way back) We ended up seeing dolphins coming back to shore and we stopped to watch but turns out they were uhh, trying to make more dolphins. The kids were all confused as to why the adults were all laughing!
hahaha- wow! What an experience for all of you to witness 🙂 That sounds like such a fun tour!
You captured some AMAZING photos and got really close to the dolphins. When my husband and I were in Isla Holbox we saw around 50 dolphins surfacing and playing around, however they were about 50 feet away from our boat. I love when dolphins get up close and swim next to the boat!
Thanks- It was absolutely amazing. It would be crazy to see that many dolphins playing around together!