It wasn't very long ago that Brett and I were on the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean in a tiny boat with only a driver. NO one else was around.....not one person or boat the entire time we were in the oceans.
Day #1. A mama Grey Whale spots us. They are very curious. She senses she can trust us and swims over with her baby. Next thing I know.......I am petting the baby whale and looking in her eye. I saw God! I truly felt such a deep soul connection with her. She was looking right into me with such trust and love that I literally felt the holy spirit.
Day #2 and everyday: Pods of dolphins keep swimming by. They are so playful. They are so fast. They jump. They are full of life. They race each other. They are a forever family....just like all whaless (dolphins are whales too in case you didn't know)....they stay together for life. They love their life in the ocean and have such fun being all together. They should never ever be kept in a seaworld or in captivity for people to swim with. When a dolphin is ripped away from it's family......it's like you or I being ripped away from ours. This is happening daily in Japan and in the Solomon Islands. Dolphins are being sold and shipped to little pools for people to stare at them. They do those tricks because they are hungry. They keep them starving until showtime.
REMEMBER:
A dolphin always looks like it's smiling.......in captivity......it is crying and dying inside and missing it's family. These are highly intelligent whales and this treatment of our dolphins has GOT to STOP! This isn't even the worse of what's going on right now in Japan.
But first......back to DAY #3:
All of a sudden 2 humpback whales jump high out of the water in front of our boat......oh wow, another 2 are rolling over on each side of the boat......wait...2 more flying out of the water and slamming back down into it behind us. We got a Humpback Whale show that they did for us because it made them happy. I was completely in awe of the wonder of this. They loved us....they trusted us........they are curious, playful and friendly. They won over my heart completely!
DAY #4 and 5.......was spent with the Great Blue Whale who is very very shy. Now remember, we were in a tiny boat....totally quiet and respectful of the whales space and home. We didn't startle it or scare it. They are the biggest whales in the world....and so very shy. But we were with several of them and everytime she came up to breathe and then back down with that gorgeous fintail following.......I thanked God everytime! What a gift this creature is to us. What a glorious animal. What a peaceful home for them. I was happy because I felt they were safe here. I think they are. I pray they are.
This trip was the one that got me really into wanting to help the dolphins and whales. Of course I love sharks, and turtles and seals and walrus and every creature on our earth and in our seas. But I had to start somewhere, so saving the dolphins and whales was the place I decided to start.
I recommend you watching on the Discovery Channel to educate yourself...."Whale Wars".......it's not easy watching.........but if we hide our heads because it's depressing to watch........we won't know what is going on. AWARENESS is the key to everything in life.....if we don't educate ourselves...we can't make a difference...knowledge is power.....and we have to take a stand for something as huge as keeping our whales safe and alive and with their pods (families).
Also, please see the award winning documentary "The Cove"....it runs on the Discovery Channel and can also be rented at video stores. This will change your life....you will see why so many of us are so passionate about stopping Japan from capturing and selling our dolphins to seaworlds and such. As if that isn't bad enough......they then KILL all the ones that don't sell in this cove. They hit poles that drive the dolphins crazy and then lock them in the cove. The dolphins have no clue what is going on and are scared to death. YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS. Please!
Tomorrow I will tell you about the worldwide protest called "SAVE JAPANS DOLPHINS".....thousands are meeting up to demonstrate with signs at the Japanese Consulate in Detroit. People will be doing this at Japanese Consolutes all over the world.
The details tomorrow.....I want to try and post some of the pictures from my trip. I had the wrong kind of camera and it wasn't fast enough to get a good shot of a dolphin....but boy did I try.
I truly know we all want to do what's best in life. This may not be your top passion.....but please, if you just stay away from seaworlds and don't swim with dolphins or go see Orcas held captive in swimming pools....we will put these places out of business. This is the goal! This will stop the violence against dolphins.
In the name of money and greed, dolphins and whales are slaughtered everyday! This has got to stop!
Somehow, someway......someday soon I pray!
Day #1. A mama Grey Whale spots us. They are very curious. She senses she can trust us and swims over with her baby. Next thing I know.......I am petting the baby whale and looking in her eye. I saw God! I truly felt such a deep soul connection with her. She was looking right into me with such trust and love that I literally felt the holy spirit.
Day #2 and everyday: Pods of dolphins keep swimming by. They are so playful. They are so fast. They jump. They are full of life. They race each other. They are a forever family....just like all whaless (dolphins are whales too in case you didn't know)....they stay together for life. They love their life in the ocean and have such fun being all together. They should never ever be kept in a seaworld or in captivity for people to swim with. When a dolphin is ripped away from it's family......it's like you or I being ripped away from ours. This is happening daily in Japan and in the Solomon Islands. Dolphins are being sold and shipped to little pools for people to stare at them. They do those tricks because they are hungry. They keep them starving until showtime.
REMEMBER:
A dolphin always looks like it's smiling.......in captivity......it is crying and dying inside and missing it's family. These are highly intelligent whales and this treatment of our dolphins has GOT to STOP! This isn't even the worse of what's going on right now in Japan.
But first......back to DAY #3:
All of a sudden 2 humpback whales jump high out of the water in front of our boat......oh wow, another 2 are rolling over on each side of the boat......wait...2 more flying out of the water and slamming back down into it behind us. We got a Humpback Whale show that they did for us because it made them happy. I was completely in awe of the wonder of this. They loved us....they trusted us........they are curious, playful and friendly. They won over my heart completely!
DAY #4 and 5.......was spent with the Great Blue Whale who is very very shy. Now remember, we were in a tiny boat....totally quiet and respectful of the whales space and home. We didn't startle it or scare it. They are the biggest whales in the world....and so very shy. But we were with several of them and everytime she came up to breathe and then back down with that gorgeous fintail following.......I thanked God everytime! What a gift this creature is to us. What a glorious animal. What a peaceful home for them. I was happy because I felt they were safe here. I think they are. I pray they are.
This trip was the one that got me really into wanting to help the dolphins and whales. Of course I love sharks, and turtles and seals and walrus and every creature on our earth and in our seas. But I had to start somewhere, so saving the dolphins and whales was the place I decided to start.
I recommend you watching on the Discovery Channel to educate yourself...."Whale Wars".......it's not easy watching.........but if we hide our heads because it's depressing to watch........we won't know what is going on. AWARENESS is the key to everything in life.....if we don't educate ourselves...we can't make a difference...knowledge is power.....and we have to take a stand for something as huge as keeping our whales safe and alive and with their pods (families).
Also, please see the award winning documentary "The Cove"....it runs on the Discovery Channel and can also be rented at video stores. This will change your life....you will see why so many of us are so passionate about stopping Japan from capturing and selling our dolphins to seaworlds and such. As if that isn't bad enough......they then KILL all the ones that don't sell in this cove. They hit poles that drive the dolphins crazy and then lock them in the cove. The dolphins have no clue what is going on and are scared to death. YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS. Please!
Tomorrow I will tell you about the worldwide protest called "SAVE JAPANS DOLPHINS".....thousands are meeting up to demonstrate with signs at the Japanese Consulate in Detroit. People will be doing this at Japanese Consolutes all over the world.
The details tomorrow.....I want to try and post some of the pictures from my trip. I had the wrong kind of camera and it wasn't fast enough to get a good shot of a dolphin....but boy did I try.
I truly know we all want to do what's best in life. This may not be your top passion.....but please, if you just stay away from seaworlds and don't swim with dolphins or go see Orcas held captive in swimming pools....we will put these places out of business. This is the goal! This will stop the violence against dolphins.
In the name of money and greed, dolphins and whales are slaughtered everyday! This has got to stop!
Somehow, someway......someday soon I pray!
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