A long, long day

On Sunday my friend Yui invited me to go swimming with the dolphins so we went! Yui is from Japan and is a marine biologist. She works on the dolphin boats to study their behaviour and also works with me at the resort!

We were up at 4:30am to get on the boat and hit the water.




The first pod we ran into had about 20 dolphins in it and mostly consisted of females and their young. We weren't allowed to get in the water with them as the mothers were teaching the babies to get comfortable with the boat.



The second pod we ran into was smaller, about 10-12 dolphins and mostly males. It was then we got to go in the water for a swim. As the boat moves, you hang on to a rope at the front, put your head in the water and watch them swim with you! YOu have a mask and a snorkel to breathe.



THe first time I went in, I was fine. I was breathing rapidly but loved the experience of being underwater with the dolphins as they swim within arms length with you.



The second time I went in, the boat moved much faster so I kept getting water down my snorkel and ended up swallowing a lot of salt water. Not pleasant to say the least!



The day before they had a pod of 100+ dolphins so we missed out on those numbers but still saw a lot! They are such beautiful creatures and it was amazing to see them so close and to hear them call to each other.

After the dolphin swim, I had to go straight to a baby shower. My car broke down so I had to ride my back that had low tires. I was exhausted by the time I got to the shower.

Barney picked me up from the shower so I didn't have to ride my bike back :) From there we went to the beach. We went down the sand tracks that can only be done by a 4 Wheel Drive. Long story short, about 5-6 cars got bogged in the sand because it was so soft. We were one of them and had to dig for over an hour to get the cars out!

My day didn't end there! We had to then tow my car to the mechanics but my car could only be attached from the back so Barney towed me backwards to the mechanic. Good times!

By the time we got home, all I wanted to do was go to bed, but we managed to make dinner and relax before hitting the pillow at 8pm.

It was a long, exhausting day but worth it. Needless to say, my body is so sore today! So now, I relax, get my hair done and have a nap :)

I hope you all had a great weekend!