Dolphin Fin
I swam with the dolphins. Well, I swam near dolphins. Or rather, one swam near me. About twenty feet near.
My friend Wendy and I were in the salt water just after 6 a.m., full of waiting and hoping. At the teeth-chattering point an hour-and-a-half into it she spots a lone fin. The gray sail of it surfaces, glides slowly past us, disappears. Nature’s big wild stuff: always Bigger and Wilder in person. “Holy crap,” I say, then, “Heh heh, that’s a dolphin fin right?” PBS said what about sharks?
Wendy laughs, floating up a wave. “It is.”
“Well, okay,” I say. “I don’t hear a ‘Dah-dum... Dah-dum... Dah-dum, dah-dum, dah-dum.’”
“Ooh, ooh!” she points. Farther out from shore, past the breaking waves, swims the family pod. Fourteen individuals surface for air, including a bouncy little one. The slick curve of our now-definitely-a-dolphin pokes through the ocean’s surface, a sailboat fin rolling up to touch the sky, then submarines down to sea. Dolphins. And people, in the waters off Virginia Beach.
My friend Wendy and I were in the salt water just after 6 a.m., full of waiting and hoping. At the teeth-chattering point an hour-and-a-half into it she spots a lone fin. The gray sail of it surfaces, glides slowly past us, disappears. Nature’s big wild stuff: always Bigger and Wilder in person. “Holy crap,” I say, then, “Heh heh, that’s a dolphin fin right?” PBS said what about sharks?
Wendy laughs, floating up a wave. “It is.”
“Well, okay,” I say. “I don’t hear a ‘Dah-dum... Dah-dum... Dah-dum, dah-dum, dah-dum.’”
“Ooh, ooh!” she points. Farther out from shore, past the breaking waves, swims the family pod. Fourteen individuals surface for air, including a bouncy little one. The slick curve of our now-definitely-a-dolphin pokes through the ocean’s surface, a sailboat fin rolling up to touch the sky, then submarines down to sea. Dolphins. And people, in the waters off Virginia Beach.
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I hope you spot more dolphins again!!
God Bless,
John
Flug Denpasar: If you ever get the chance, come to Virginia Beach in Virginia, USA. Get yourself in the water around 7:30-8:00 a.m. The locals say that's when the dolphins come in, every morning in the summer. Also, click on that "dolphins swimming" link above from Croissantpark. Might be something vacationy nearer you. Keep dreaming of beautiful, playful dolphins!
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