DOLPHINS!!

So yes it might be a total splurge and not within my budget plan, but I DON´T CARE! I´ve always wanted to swim with dolphins, and although we sort of did it in Bolivia, they were wild river dolphins that are very shy of people so we couldn´t get that close. So Jen and I decided that now was the time, and we all went for the day at this really cool marine park not far from Tulum. It´s quite a big, very beautiful cove that´s seperated from the caribbean by a floating bridge. You can snorkel around the bay all day, and visit cenotes (pretty little water holes), and all your food and drink (and alcohol) is included in the entrance, so of course we made the most of that!



Anyway, by far the highlight was the dolphin swimming of course. We were in a group of six, plus one trainer and two dolphins. We got to stroke them, and hold them and ´dance´ with them (where you hold their flippers in a dance-like fashion while they wriggle around a bit - very cute). They also give you a dolphin kiss! Then we did this foot-push thing, where you lie in the water and they come up behind you and push one foot each with their noses. Provided you keep your knees straight, you then get pushed forward out of the water really fast (like superman). Word to the wise - very well fitting clothing recommended if attempting this particular activity.





At the end we all lined up and four dolphins jumped right over the top of us. It was all so cool!! Felt like it was over too fast of course, but in my opinion definately worth the slightly crazy expense.