it´s about 12h30. Chacha is here with me. The dolphins come from the north. We catch up with them easily. As soon as we are out there they turn towards us. They are five. There is the finless dolphin among the group.
Charlotte goes in first. The group stops and welcomes her and then continues. They are actually going quite fast and it is physically hard for Charlotte to follow. Charlotte regains the kayak and we row now until we catch up with the group. They swim with us, following underneath the kayak. We move forward a bit, then I slide into the water.
I know this group. There is a curious female that swims a long stretch next to me, looking at me from her dark eye. The group takes me in. They go slow enough for me to follow. We swim right, left, then under water, always extremely close. It is amazing.
Charlotte is next. It is amazing to see her swim right in the middle of the pod.
We move down a long stretch of the coast. I see one of the dolphins playing with a plastic bag, which he has on top of his snout.
When it is my turn we have reached our "final" bay. There is a fishing boat anchored there. Now one after the other of the dolphins scrubs along the chain, to scratch their back. It is an amazing sight. I think my camera´s batteries are empty, so not sure there will be pictures.
We continue for a good stretch. Eventually they dive into the deep blue again to hunt. I follow, but midway one of the dolphins turns around and escorts me back to the surface.
After another couple of dips Cha and I decide to call it quits. The dolphins, who have continued their way realize that I´m gone. They turn around and come back to us - fetching me! I go in once more, a jetski zooms close by and the session is over.
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