For those wondering what Lorraine is refering to, here's the source - an article in the latest Bonaire E-News: - Dolphin Pods. As some of our readers may know, our office and home sits at the waters edge in the Hato portion of Bonaire. From time to time, as we gaze out across the waters we see interesting things. Frequently it's a yacht passing by, a dive boat tying up to the Small Wall mooring, a boat tying up to our private mooring (we remind those folks that this is a no-no without our permission), and even more rarely, some interesting forms of aquatic life. Recently we've had frequent sightings of pods of dolphins. When we see these cetaceans frolicking in our proverbial backyard, we're prone to getting wistful, envying them their playtime in the water under the sun while we work our butts off behind our computers. So, a couple of weeks ago, when we saw a large pod staying in much the same area for a half hour, we just couldn't take it anymore. So, we drove to the marina, hopped in our boat, found the dolphins after about 30 minutes of searching, and then enjoyed their company for the next half hour as they leapt out of the water, raced our hull, and generally enjoyed themselves. This pod of 30+ spinner dolphins was the first wild dolphins our children had ever seen, and that alone made it a worthwhile excuse to get away from our work for a while. Yet another reason we moved to Bonaire - to enjoy all that nature has to offer (even if it has to be in our faces to remind us that it's there sometimes). See http://www.BonaireENews.com/photos/19990930-dolphins.jpg for a photo. Jake |