Olivia got to swim with the dolphins on Christmas Eve day. This trip was our Christmas present.
Nothing under the tree for us.
Even though it was a cloudy day you have to apply sunscreen...there is no Ozone in NZ and it is very easy to burn......Mike and Olivia are very fair.....I, on the other hand, tan. Got that from my dad. But I still use sunscreen....
It was a windy day, with choppy seas. So happy for Bonine. Rainy and cold, so much for summer:)
They did not actually use the snorkel and mask provided in the traditional way....you used them to clack together and or blow into the tube to create sounds to attract the dolphins.
Mike and I were watchers on this trip. Olivia looks cute in a wet suit...I on the other hand don't go there. My sister has already kindly made snide comments about that image on facebook.....
The dolphins are swimming right towards Olivia, that is her with her back to the camera. You can see two dorsal fins and a third dolphin heading left towards the other girls just beneath the surface.
The dolphins from on the boat. Almost better than in the water. Look at the color of the water, so pretty.
See....Mike is on the trip!! That is rain and salt spray on the windshield of the boat.
See...she is cute in a wet suit.
They had hot chocolate and cookies for the ride back to the dock.
These are Hector's Dolphins you can read about them HERE or HERE and this is the company that offers the excursions BLACK CAT.
The other boat that went at the same time didn't see any dolphins so they got most of their money back. We were on the lucky boat that day.
Love, fondly, sincerely,
Zaijian,
Ramona
looks like a wonderful time was had by all :)
ReplyDeleteSisters are always making snide comments, aren't they ;)