Today I decided, instead of going to the gym, I would take a long walk on the beach (oh bummer!) and maybe pick up some driftwood for a project. The sun was shining through a hazy sky. Probably some residual smoke in the air from all the fires last week. The ocean was calm and I figured it was a good dolphin sighting day. I walked about a mile and a half, mainly with my eyes on the sand, picking up a few sea treasures including a few pieces of sea glass along with the driftwood I was searching for. I sat down on the warm sand for a few minutes, soaking in the sun and sea air, before heading back. I looked up and down the surf zone, but no dolphins. Oh well....I stood up, stretched a bit and when I looked up... there they were, 3 big pacific dolphins right in front of me (where did they come from?) slowly cruising the same direction I was about to walk. So I walked "with them" for several blocks. Then they all stopped and kind of floated around this one area. At first I thought they were going to feed. The sea birds began circling above them, but the dolphins were acting very calm and gently breaking the surface in both directions.

I sat back down and watched for maybe 10 minutes, then they were on their way again...still slow. They were obviously not feeding. Then I thought...maybe one of them just gave birth! Wouldn't that have been SO cool? I watched carefully to see if I could now see 4 fins break the surface, but it was hard to tell since they don't all come up at once. They stopped again and frolicked a little. At that point, I could swear I saw a little dorsal fin. Maybe it was wishful thinking....but I like the story and think I will just believe that is what I saw : ) I wish I had had a camera, or binoculars. Oh well...I did happen to have a camera one lucky day in Cozumel, which is where I captured the moment in the picture above. Click on the dolphin photo for more pics from that day. Frank, how was that? Looking forward to your visit!

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