Over 47 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
Dolphins, dolphins and more dolphins. Oh My Gosh it was amazing. Dave Gibson spotted the dolphins as we entered the water, thank u Dave ! Then we could see them in the distance from the point. So upon Vanessa Wilton’s suggestion the majority of us swam out towards the Bower to see them and my wot did we see them !
It was serious WOW factor this morning, the water visibility was crystal clear and there were dolphins everywhere.
When I say dolphins I mean many dolphins, like loads, like about 30 and they just swam around us and under us, mummy and baby dolphins all together for half an hour.
What a welcome back to Gaetan and what a first swim for Lesley.
A memorable swim for all of us – WOW 🙂
Water Temperature 23.5 degrees.
Sunrise 6.36am.
Sunset 7.41pm.
Low Tide: 6.08am.
High Tide: 12.15pm.
16 comments
Gaétan
February 22, 2011 at 8:43 am
I wonder who told the dolphins I was back! This was one of the most amazing experience in my life, if not the most! WOW WOW WOW as you say Julie, I am still shaking! We were just surrounded by dolphins in crystal clear 15m deep water, I wonder who was fascinated the most, us or them, they indeed seemed to enjoy the moment as much as we did!
Hopefully we can see a few photos on Sprout or Saltmotion.
kelly
February 22, 2011 at 8:54 am
welcome home to paradise! I am jealous I missed the dolphins may have to have a mental health morning and come down for a swim tomorrow.
Stephen
February 22, 2011 at 9:22 am
Bugger, I was doinng hot yooga!
Vicki Harbutt
February 22, 2011 at 10:49 am
WOW !! What a swim to think I was going to sleep in because I thought there were going to be 6ft waves!!! Loved it, very exciting never been that close to a dolphin before. See you tomorrow just in case they want to visit us again.
Pacific Jules
February 22, 2011 at 11:32 am
Great photos by Murray on Sprout Daily from this morning, you can see us and the Dolphins 🙂
http://www.sproutdaily.com/index.php
Linda
February 22, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Bloody Hell. 10k swim and hardly saw any fish never mind dolphins, have a lie in and low and behold they are everywhere. I am gutted I ignored the alarm this morning and snoozed on.
Please ask them to return in the morning xxx
Gaétan
February 22, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Nice pics on Saltmotion as well
http://www.saltmotion.com
David
February 22, 2011 at 2:35 pm
I knew I should hav got up this morning!! Hope they come back
Nick
February 22, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Yep, quite superb.. The 10km pain has gone now.. You could hear them talking to us ..
Michel
February 22, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Perfect swim 🙂
Bella
February 22, 2011 at 6:06 pm
OH MY GOD!!!!! I have had the burning ambition to swim with wild dolphins since the age of about 7. Now at the tender of age of 40 I can finally tick that box!!! Despite years of scuba diving, never been close to wild dolphins like that until today – THANK YOU MANLY BEACH for being such a special playground for us all. AMAZING……
Gaétan
February 22, 2011 at 7:26 pm
and thank you Julie for taking us to this wonderful playground every day! 🙂
Bella
February 22, 2011 at 11:22 pm
Absolutely – thank you Julie!!
kelly
February 23, 2011 at 8:52 am
sad… that the dolphins did not swim with us this morning… will not take it personally….
Lesley
February 23, 2011 at 10:10 pm
Hi! Thanks for my great (first) time yesterday with the dolphins – i don’t think we can top that first swim with you all! Maybe a dugong..i hear they hug people?? ;-)Thanks for everyone being so welcoming! I look forward to many more swims!
Iain
February 24, 2011 at 11:45 am
Dugongs are actually just mer-people who have let themselves go a bit.
Ask Michel as rumor has it his superior swimming skills come from having mer-person ancestry.