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albertboyce
Oct 8, 08 16:49
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Kona - Swim Course and Dolphins
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Had incredible dolphin activity on the swim course today. Beautiful creatures. They were clearly checking out all the swimmers and playing for a good hour +.
Pic's here:
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trackie clm
Oct 8, 08 16:55
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The dolphins were so cool!!!!!!!
And a huge thanks to Albert and Coffees of Hawaii for the floating coffee boat! It's been social central, out in the middle of the water.
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Tom Demerly
Oct 8, 08 16:59
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That is so incredible. I wonder what the dolphins were saying between themselves about you guys? Did you hear them manking noises? That is a very good omen...
Man, brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it! So awesome.
Thanks for sharing this- such a pleasant insight. Have a great race!
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albertboyce
Oct 8, 08 17:27
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yeah, you could hear them "clicking" and "pinging"!
mahalo!
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Fleck
Oct 8, 08 17:40
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Albert,
Thanks for doing this. My wife Paolina Allan and I swam out for some coffee this morning and arrived just as the dolphins did. Totally awesome. Then I had the pleasure of having Scott Molina serve me up my espresso. Skid joked with me that " I bet you don't get to do this to often back in Canada!" Indeed. Special occasion to be swimming in Kailua Bay, having a shot of espresso served up by a former Ironman World Champ with dolphins swimming all around. Very cool.
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albertboyce
Oct 8, 08 17:50
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Fleck:
You're welcome. If you swim out tomorrow give me a yell and I'll take a pic of the two of you.
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Axel
Oct 8, 08 23:43
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...you had to do that...again...
I saw a squirrel this morning... no, Iīm not envious... no...
wahhaaa
Axel
Jodi
Oct 8, 08 23:54
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Definitely one of the coolest experiences of my life. I had a blast out there today. Dolphins everywhere! Did anyone see the giant sea turtle at the buoy line?
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Tom Demerly
Oct 9, 08 0:30
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You guys are killing me with this...
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lajollaseal
Oct 9, 08 0:52
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BTW--- do you know what kind of dolphin? Bottlenose? Common?
For the turtles...just be careful not to touch em'! :-P
I guess we get spoiled here in san diego with all the dolphins playing in the surf.
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Balanced Living
Oct 9, 08 1:02
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missed the dolphins, but we went out scuba diving tonight with jacks dive locker, and had 4 biggg manta rays eating plancton up to a foot away from our heads, even my wife who was just snorkling with us on the surface had a great view. If you get a chance give it a try.
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Tom Demerly
Oct 9, 08 1:13
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Hey guys! Today I saw a squirrel! I may have seen a duck too...
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Seriously though- thank you for the updates and for the photos. Awesome.
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Axel
Oct 9, 08 4:09
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Hey guys! Today I saw a squirrel! I may have seen a duck too...
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Seriously though- thank you for the updates and for the photos. Awesome.
You, too? ;-) Letīs open a thread where we post pictures of these cute guys...
Axel
Bavarian_Frank
Oct 9, 08 4:38
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BTW--- do you know what kind of dolphin? Bottlenose? Common?
For the turtles...just be careful not to touch em'! :-P
I guess we get spoiled here in san diego with all the dolphins playing in the surf.
Why shouldn't someone not touch turtles?
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albertboyce
Oct 9, 08 9:01
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dolphin type? maybe spinners? I'll have to research after today's swim. they sure are beautiful.
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Oct 9, 08 9:05
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Awesome Albert! I'm not easily made jealous, but you've done it.
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Oct 9, 08 9:06
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Those were not dolphins flying by, that was Dave Scott getting in a bit of swim work.
Jodi
Oct 9, 08 9:22
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Not sure what kind, but they were tri-"colored". Three different shades of grey.
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Khai
Oct 9, 08 9:40
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Those dolphins were super bad-ass! The turtle rocked, too. And all the fish. Swimming here is
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Khai
Oct 9, 08 9:42
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we went out scuba diving tonight with jacks dive locker, and had 4 biggg manta rays eating plancton up to a foot away from our heads
Dude! I've been telling Ronco that we need to do that! He's been trying to crush my dreams thus far, but I'm SO gonna do it!
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Khai
Oct 9, 08 9:52
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Why shouldn't someone not touch turtles?
It's generally a bad idea to touch wildlife. Don't mess with the ecosystem.
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Jagerstar
Oct 9, 08 9:54
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Turtles are protected, so it is illegal to touch them.
pito00
Oct 9, 08 10:25
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Hey guys! Today I saw a squirrel! I may have seen a duck too...
:(
Seriously though- thank you for the updates and for the photos. Awesome.
You, too? ;-) Letīs open a thread where we post pictures of these cute guys...
Axel
Have you seen the squirrels in Kona? They are FUGLY.
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SaraJean
Oct 9, 08 10:26
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That is so incredible. I wonder what the dolphins were saying between themselves about you guys? Did you hear them manking noises? That is a very good omen...
"So long and thanks for all the fish..."
ETA: If you don't recognize to what I'm alluding, click the link and wait for the singing to start...
"Real winners aren't content with yesterday's victories"
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Marco in BC
Oct 9, 08 10:31
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BTW--- do you know what kind of dolphin? Bottlenose? Common?
from the pics they looked like spinners
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinner_Dolphin
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