Tuesday, August 30, 2011

A friendly dolphin, up close and personal

Today we decided to go out on the sailboat right after picking the kids up from school. It was overcast and a bit windy, so perfect weather for sailing.

We got an amazing surprise while we were out on the Gulf intercoastal with only our jib sail up. A friendly dolphin popped out of the water, right next to our sailboat! She stayed playing under our boat for quite a while, surfacing frequently as if to say, "Hi!" She really seemed to be trying to keep our attention.

She was so close we could've reached out and touched her, but we were afraid to do so. Instead, we took a video of her and snapped a lot of pictures.

So, here she is in all her glory. The kids dubbed her Flipper.






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