Morning Premonition

I had a quiet morning alone to reconnect with the island by swimming in my favorite bays. I woke up with the definitive feeling that I would be spending many hours in the water with dolphins.

Greeting the day in the Water

When I pulled in to the parking lot at 7:30, I could already see snorkels and dolphin fins flickering in the water. I swam out to meet a pod of 36 dolphins who were circling the perimeter of the bay.

The pod was already showing signs of entering its resting phase. I was able to enjoy several brief intimate frolics with a few dolphins over the course of a half hour– diving down to spin with them in the water column. Shortly afterward the pod synced up to get some much needed rest after their nocturnal hunting activities.

Time for a nap

The pod swam in a wide pattern, covering ¾ of the sizable bay, and for awhile I was able to swim above & alongside them as they settled down. They would dive slightly deeper when swimming under a congregation of human swimmers floating at the surface, and they easily dodged the kayaks littering the bay.

The pod was swimming slightly too fast for me to establish a comfortable kicking & breathing pace to stay in tandem and tune into their mental field. If I have to exert to keep up with them they can sense my ‘effort’ which is energetically disruptive (if I swim too close to the pod). Dolphins will intentionally angle away from swimmers who ‘exert’ towards them. So I remained at their perimeter as they passed by– just observing their beautiful sleek bodies.

Feeling a bit lonely…

I appreciated being at this particular bay, as the water holds a unique and powerful spiritual identity. On this morning however, I felt a budding sense of disappointment because the dolphins seemed somewhat aloof. In the past they have always been more personally welcoming to me in this bay.

In my slightly downcast state of mind, I was floating in the water far away from other swimmers and had not seen any sign of the pod for at least 10 minutes. A part of me began to question whether I had lost my personal connection to these dolphins. At the exact moment the question crystallized in my mind, I was abruptly startled… as the entire pod surfaced from literally right beneath me. I was immediately & completely enveloped in the midst of 36 glorious puffing dolphins… and I could feel my heart fill with the intense sensation of all-encompassing love. My heart and body felt ‘heavy’ with love, almost to the point that I couldn’t breathe.

Happily relieved, and thankful

I laughed out loud, and let go of any residual doubts about not feeling welcomed… and swam parallel with my cetacean friends for several minutes. The entire group of dolphins repeatedly dove and surfaced right next to me on all conceivable sides of my body. This deliberate encounter was the most memorable of the morning, and I appreciated the dolphins’ validation of our loving friendship.

When the pod gradually pulled away– and it was evident that they no longer wanted human companionship, I slowly swam back to shore feeling exceptionally grateful for their obvious display of intentional hospitality.