SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS AND SEALS

1. HERE WE ARE IN BAIRD BAY...SOUTH OZ. BESIDES THE SNOW...THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR ABSOLUTELY FAVOURITE THINGS SO FAR. ALAN AND TRISH PAYNE HAVE BEEN SWIMMING WITH THIS COLONY OF SEA LIONS FOR ABOUT 15 YRS NOW AND AS A RESULT HAVE EARNT THEIR TRUST.THE SEA LIONS COME TO THEM AND THE ONLY TIME THEY GO ONTO THE COLONIES ISLAND IS TO TAKE THE SCIENTISTS ON TO COUNT AND KEEP RECORD OF NUMBERS ONCE A YEAR  ...IT WAS QUITE AN INTIMATE EXPERIENCE AND BESIDES US THERE WERE ONLY 4 OTHER PEOPLE. ON OUR WAY OUT TO THE COLONY WE WERE MET BY A POD OF DOLPHINS....SO...IN WE WENT AND OMG. I HAD PURCHASED A DISPOSABLE UNDERWATER CAMERA ESPECIALLY FOR THE OCCASION. THE KIDZ TOOK TURNS ON DAMIANS BACK SWIMMING UNDERWATER WITH THE POD AT DIFFERENT TIMES...WHAT A PRELUDE TO OUR SEAL SWIM.

MOTHER AND BABY

HI THERE!!!! TOO CUTE!!!!

ZIGGY,STARZ AND DAMIAN. THE SEALS WERE FIGHTING OVER WHO WOULD TOW THE KIDZ AROUND ON THE FLOATS AS THERE WERE LARGE SINKERS TIED TO THEM SO THEY  WOULDNT FLOAT OFF ONTO THE REEF .STILL NOT SURE WHO WAS HAVING THE BEST FUN..US OR THE SEALS!!!

OF COURSE THIS IS SAMMY

HEAD HONCHO...CLEARLY..

LOOK AT ME....LOOK AT ME.

ATLEAST 15-20 SEA LIONS CAME TO SWIM WITH US IN ALL AND WE DID SO FOR ABOUT 2HRS.. WE ONLY GOT OUT OF THE WATER AND COULD SWIM NO LONGER DUE TO BODY PARTS GOING NUMB...NOTHING A HOT CHOCOLATE COULDNT SORT OUT.

THE LOCALS...JUST HANGIN OUT...

TWO MATES

YES...I AM A BIT GORGEOUS ARENT I????

.EVERY BODY....OHHH..TOO CUTE...A MOTHER FEEDING HER PUP. THANX FOR SUCH A GOBSMACKING EXPERIENCE ALAN AND TRISH...PEACE, LOVE AND ALL THINGS AQUATIC..TOTALLY LIVIN THE DREAMXXX