There are no pics today. We went on a dolphin watch. We were looking to find Spinner Dolphins. These are about half the size of the more common Bottle Nose Dolphins. Instead of jumping out of the water like Bottle Nose, Spinners spin out of the water. We saw several spins. They happen fast. If you aren’t lucky enough to be looking in the right direction, you will miss the whole show.

Some of the weather forecasts predicted intermittent T-storms. The excursion description had lots of warnings about getting wet. I decided I didn’t need to expose my phone to anything from salt spray to a driving storm. As it turned out, we had lovely weather. I don’t regret leaving my phone behind. I would have been so focused on getting “the picture” I probably wouldn’t have seen anything. The dolphins came fairly close to our boat, but they were never closer than 50 feet or so. Those who were lucky enough to get a pic or a movie probably saw a blurry dot in the corner of their screen.

Our guide was a PhD who studies dolphin biology. We all learned a lot about dolphins in general and spinners specifically. We even learned a little about sharks. A few lucky people also saw a sea turtle.

The weather was lovely, as I already mentioned. The water was incredible. We could easily see the bottom of the bay. We saw a lot of coral, but for some reason no fish. We ended up cruising half way around the island before we found the pod. The island is incredible, with high mountain peaks and huge vertical drops. We also saw closed or failed high end hotels, of the type that James Bond would visit, not minding the $1,000 a day charges.

Since I don’t have any pics, here’s link to a Spinning Dolphin video. I don’t know how they got this video. We never saw spins and jumps like the ones in the vid. Spinning Dolphins

We are staying here overnight. Tomorrow we’ll take a more traditional tour of the island. It’s easy to get a pic of a building. It doesn’t spin or move. I hope this finds everyone doing well.