On 12th March we nervously set off to swim with dolphins, having read about high seas & almost guaranteed seasickness……and no guarantee of dolphins!!
Squeezed into our wetsuits, we cruised out from Kaikoura (thankfully on a calm sea with glorious sunshine) & came across our first pod in about 20 minutes!
We were told that the dolphins like it when you sing, so Barnaby & I offered them a fabulous rendition of the Rick Astley classic “Never gonna give you up”. They seemed to quite like it, even after the 5th try in the water!
We watched & swam with literally hundreds of beautiful Dusky dolphins & they performed jumps & leaps all around us! It was incredible!
On the way back, we saw some common dolphins, a little pod of Hector’s dolphins (which are tiny & so cute!) and then, to top off what was one of the most amazing things that any of us will EVER experience, 2 Orcas (Killer Whales!) just pottered around by the side of our boat for 10 minutes or so!!
Enough said I think?!!! Xx
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Wow! And again to be sure…WOW!!!
Looks like an incredible experience 👌😍
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It was fabulous!!! 😂
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Wow wow wow !! Nothing like s cheesy song to excite a dolphin ! X
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That will surely be up there with the main highlights of your adventure! X
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Amazing! Looks incredible. Who wouldn’t be impressed with a Rick Astley classic?
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OMG!! What a surreal and truly wonderful experience – one you will never ever forget! x
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That sounds amazing! I am going to have unsubscribe to this blog – I am getting more and more jealous with every post
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It’s the mini golf that’s pushing you over the edge, isn’t it?
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You betcha! That and the trip to Summer bay. I am really enjoying keeping up with your exploits – keep the post coming
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So how are you going to top this then? Zip wire over the Grand Canyon? Escape from Alcatraz? Dinner with Donald Trump?! Simon wearing a Hawaiian hula skirt…?! xxxx
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All of the above Caroline!!! The challenge has been set!! 😂
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You are all very brave – I panicked swimming in a lake in Spain when a carp came near, never mind something as large as a dolphin!
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