{"id":2628,"date":"2014-02-17T18:51:56","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T02:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2014-03-06T20:53:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T04:53:24","slug":"swim-with-dolphins-without-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2628","title":{"rendered":"Swim with Dolphins without swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">(more and higher resolution photos\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/andrewlong\/sets\/72157641818733885\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Sunday morning we ate a simple breakfast at a local place by the beach before getting picked up for our \u201cswiming with dolphins adventure.\u201d \u00a0The ship was launching from Ko Olina, which is about 45 minutes from Waikiki. Unfortunately it was raining and it didn\u2019t stop when we were out on the water. \u00a0We decided to rent wetsuits at the last minute and were glad we did.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-HTzieHbHAhg\/UxQT5-IDjPI\/AAAAAAAAKzg\/_iMb2m5XI3M\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0007.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-6ih9mqgiob8\/UxQT5wa-SbI\/AAAAAAAAKzY\/ljVzdlJlF2I\/w600-h800-no\/DSCF0014.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our first snorkel stop was at a reef which we were told was a common stopping point for turtles. \u00a0It took a long time to find one turtle, which was about two feet wide, and that\u2019s the only one we ever spotted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-qUV-hTvhIik\/UxQT6ZNAeEI\/AAAAAAAAKzo\/LHrnlBkR0Mc\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0016.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-7ixpkP5E-T0\/UxQT6kqBAvI\/AAAAAAAAKz0\/UhkVWCxnvp4\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0050.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2845\/12917476303_414e114c93.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3690\/12917369545_7394f7702b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2826\/12896620583_4cef42fee3_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X9-q4_J6fDI?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bz8beipu8Ik?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On our way to the next spot we saw a humpback breaching a few times and then ran alongside a pod of dolphins for about ten minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3759\/12896502435_30ddf38e3a.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/--SS9ZZhaNPM\/UxQT7edNPaI\/AAAAAAAAKz8\/sQzz7bb3Foc\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0061.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-zzX2ddFeo_Y\/UxQT7cs9CgI\/AAAAAAAAK0A\/gzSSnv2FuFQ\/w600-h800-no\/DSCF0062.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2820\/12897181225_9e765503a6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3778\/12897607354_59247b57d2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The dolphins were swirling beside and under the boat as we kept pace with them. \u00a0However, we never got to jump in the water with them, and they were keen on getting somewhere else as they rarely broke the surface.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/11wl7pJ1Ssg?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BTVQJ-XkyrY?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xtYJcf3uCbs?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbvaxICXyZw?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0VWaYSPMIWU?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OxdDxUUwzIo?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JdiZeY9PD1M?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our last spot was a shallow (twenty feet) area with both smooth sand and some coral. \u00a0There were no turtles to be found, and certainliy no dolphins. \u00a0Sam and I had to remind ourselves that after our luck with the tours on the big island we were probably setting our expectations too high, after all, this \u201cdolphin tour\u201d came with a disclaimer that we may not even see dolphins, let along swim with them. \u00a0Still, it\u2019s hard to ignore mising out on one of the few chances in a lifetime to swim with wild dolphins.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-O7gTYC84-2E\/UxQT8fSVg3I\/AAAAAAAAK0I\/wxwopR12A04\/w600-h800-no\/DSCF0063.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-YAaOeI4Xcnw\/UxQT9D8AU6I\/AAAAAAAAK0g\/wAf4emVCu7U\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0071.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-C2S2EG2OhiQ\/UxQT9KN6IKI\/AAAAAAAAK0Y\/09ChuY4vqDc\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0072.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-izgbK92ayJU\/UxQT9aKjHTI\/AAAAAAAAK0w\/CaFU1nWOv1I\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0073.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-nupXdgvwd9E\/UxQUAfT2sKI\/AAAAAAAAK1Q\/iguW4mROA8Y\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0097.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4cBnkN1BEbE\/UxQUA4HH-gI\/AAAAAAAAK1g\/fnFHdL3MyYA\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0098.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-IWhTIpGA668\/UxQUA9FKTeI\/AAAAAAAAK1c\/OoDr9j0z5L4\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0099.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-ZtwozYVm_Bk\/UxQT_yWQ27I\/AAAAAAAAK1M\/PV-l58oFkEw\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0086.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-CbdwroHkLo8\/UxQUA4PJBvI\/AAAAAAAAK1w\/flm-afeYEfc\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0109.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ikHWqpSJoDc\/UxQT-MXOHVI\/AAAAAAAAK04\/JgdSC2prKg4\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0074.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-g0Ad-FjsR5U\/UxQT-MXsiZI\/AAAAAAAAK00\/RmdkRX6Kv2w\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0075.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-KlVpEVujtvA\/UxQT_QXcf_I\/AAAAAAAAK1A\/t3F8XER97yU\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0080.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-FdyT7uqvic0\/UxQT8z6wJ8I\/AAAAAAAAK0c\/nHziv1f0i3A\/w600-h450-no\/DSCF0065.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3697\/12917484353_ba60fd17fe.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7294\/12897350763_4d6697605b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3675\/12897342643_e3e0b2c163.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7307\/12897670004_04db9a3c41.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7384\/12897333893_664b839dd6_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZLDgJucJbWw\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xvIImm-8UfI?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8GWsZW4LrcI?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RlYRgr3Z-4k?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NxmuGUyEw5Y?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5FsM3qJlqZQ?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5CiU88F0h_s?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZLDgJucJbWw?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After we got back to our hotel we did laundry and then ate dinner at Tiki\u2019s before taking a long walk out on the short pier to take some photos.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7444\/12897695174_ee678a1a22.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(more and higher resolution photos\u00a0here) On Sunday morning we ate a simple breakfast at a local place by the beach before getting picked up for our \u201cswiming with dolphins adventure.\u201d \u00a0The ship was launching from Ko Olina, which is about 45 minutes from Waikiki. Unfortunately it was raining and it didn\u2019t stop when we were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2628"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2695,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628\/revisions\/2695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}