The end of season in the sea

My 10th birthday
We have had many ups and downs, laughter, and yelling, but here we are with the season rolling to an end. 
We have swam with the largest fish in the world, the whale shark. It made me nervous at first, but when I got in the water a trance came over me. I made a friend with a spotted dolphin, his name was spotty, the pod he was with swam with us for over an hour. He loved turning on his side and looking at me and sometimes tail splashing. That night was a very magical crossing. 

Spotty's little cousin
Our last anchorage was full of kids we had met earlier. We celebrated my 10th birthday with a bonfire and a potluck. I got a really cool mobile of the ocean that all the boat kids made. 
It made me full to the brim with joy.


 A couple of days later we did a drop everything and run practice. We hopped in the dingy and chased a pod of Fin whales. They were eating in pairs, lunge feeding. It was the closest we have ever been to whales. Oh, I almost forgot about little baby Ink-a-pod. If you are wondering who Ink-a-pod is, he is an octopus. We held an octopus! When we let him go he mimicked the seaweed in color and texture. That was so cool!

Ink-a-pod
Fin whales and the most beautiful sunset
We have met so many cool and interesting people, we hope to see them in the future. Mexico is full of excitement, joy, music, partying, beauty and most of all delicacies. The food we have eaten, the places we have been, the friends we have made, and the animals we have seen will be in my mind forever. 

Hold Fast To Your Dreams!














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