A childhood dream comes true...A most unexpected surprise...A long awaited wish...I don’t really know how I express
my thrill, my happiness, my excitement when all of a sudden I finally had my
Date with Dolphins.
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| What I had Imagined? |
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| My Wish! |
During a recent trip to Goa, the least I had expected was my
long Due Date with Dolphins. Like for
any other trip before planning this vacation too, I was researching on the
Internet to figure out what all we could do in our 2nd trip to Goa. During my
Research I came across several websites promoting Dolphin tours. However, I
felt all of this is totally untrue and nothing of this sort exists in India. An
outright dismissal from my end.
However, on the 3rd and last day of Goa vacation,
we hired a chauffeur who promised that all of this is not fallacious and that
in a 30 minutes trip we can see the dolphins. He took us to Coco Beach in North
Goa. At one of the kiosks there we got tickets for this fantasy tour. Even at
that time I wasn't convinced. After about 15 minutes of boat ride we were at the
far end of the Coco Beach and suddenly the skipper said, “There is the dolphin”.
He started speeding the boat towards them and in no time almost everyone had
seen The Dolphin except me. My folks started pulling my leg. But I could not take my eyes off the water as
I did not want to miss. Alas, before I could begin cribbing even I managed to
spot my Dream Date, the Dolphins…
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| Lone Boats at Coco Beach |
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| The Coco Beach |
Yes, I say the Dolphins, as I spotted not one but a pair…
This is how I had Seen them too
Glimpses of the dolphins…
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| Dorsal fin of Dolphin |
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| Just a Glimpse |
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| Beak of Dolphin |
Finally after many many years later, I managed to fulfill my
childhood dream. I had wanted to spot this lovely playful creature for long. Having
traveled practically the entire coastline of India I had completely given up on
this dream of mine. As a kid I had watched on TV the dance of dolphins. It had completely
fascinated me. All that I wanted was to see them once, to see them once with
naked eyes.
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| Something similar I had seen on TV |
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| As shown on TV |
Actually I could just see them a couple of times, no
dancing, jumping or leaping from water as I had imagined…
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| My Dream Date Jumping |
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| School of Dolphins |
But still I am quite happy and contend with my mesmerizing
experience, with my Date with Dolphins.
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| A Calve |
