{"id":48,"date":"2012-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/?p=48"},"modified":"2026-07-31T19:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:59:13","slug":"playing-with-dolphins-in-their-natural-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/playing-with-dolphins-in-their-natural-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing with Dolphins In Their Natural Habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve really loved watching dolphin play since I was a child and first was introduced decades ago. And, for some reason, seeing them in the wild is more exciting than watching a dolphin show at Sea World.<\/p>\n

Playing with Dolphins<\/a> in the Wild\u2026<\/h2>\n

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Dolphin Play with Boat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Natural is always best. I can remember watching them swim within a couple of feet away from my sailboat in Florida, keeping up with the boat\u2019s speed and playing with us. It\u2019s funny how, even having lived in Florida all my life, I never tire of the excitement I feel inside when being close with a dolphin.<\/p>\n

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We had the best day ever playing with dolphins!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So I\u2019d like to share with you some pictures of the day\u2026. The day I\u2019ll always remember. \u00a0As a nature lover, the pictures we had taken of ourselves with the dolphins that capture our natural excitement are my favorite!<\/p>\n

Playing with Dolphins<\/a> at Discovery..<\/h2>\n

Discovery has a way of treating you like royalty. It\u2019s not like your average Florida theme park\u2026. No lines to speak of and just take all the free drinks or food you want throughout the day \u2013 the cost you pay up front is 100% all inclusive.<\/p>\n

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Discovery Fish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I wish I could have taken better pictures in the natural pond where we swam with beautiful fish and sting rays. I don\u2019t know how the sting rays seemed so tame with all those people around!<\/p>\n

Playing with Dolphins<\/a> One on One\u2026<\/h3>\n

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Joel’s Experience Swimming with Dolphins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fortunately, Discovery took professional pictures for us when we had our chance of one on one with the dolphins. While I didn\u2019t elect to buy the video, I still have the image in my mind when my husband Joel was first with the \u201cdolphin ride\u201d, and didn\u2019t quite grasp the idea that he had to hold on with BOTH hands\u2026 oops! As soon has he touched the dolphin\u2019s dorsal fin, away the dolphin starting swimming fast, leaving Joel behind. But he quick got the hang of it and got the ride of his life.<\/p>\n

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Nancy is The Expert Dolphin Swimmer!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Never Thought I\u2019d be Kissing a Real Dolphin!<\/em><\/h3>\n

Kissing the dolphins was another matter. They had to tell him several times to hold the dolphin just under her mouth so the dolphin\u2019s mouth would be closed for the kiss. Joel was determined to get an open mouth kiss!<\/p>\n

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Think you can hold Cindy under her chin?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yeah Joel, hold Cindy under her chin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Open mouth kiss? No Joel, we said UNDER her chin!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Oh no Joel \u2013 not the open mouth kiss!<\/p>\n

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Now That’s an Expert Dolphin Kiss!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019m much more inclined to follow the rules, so I got the proper kiss from \u201cCindy\u201d the dolphin.<\/p>\n

Such an amazing day! I\u2019m really glad this was on Joel\u2019s \u201cbucket list\u201d for his 50th birthday. I got one of the best presents in my life, too when I enjoyed playing with dolphins<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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What an amazing day!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019ve really loved watching dolphin play since I was a child and first was introduced decades ago. And, for some reason, seeing them in the wild is more exciting than watching a dolphin show at Sea World. Playing with Dolphins in the Wild\u2026 \u00a0 Dolphin Play with Boat Natural is always best. I can remember […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":646,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,1],"tags":[113,114,115],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-testimonials","category-uncategorized","tag-dolphin-play","tag-play-with-dolphins","tag-playing-with-dolphins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/nharnell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}