We’d been out all day on holiday one summer in Devon, we came back to the caravan we were staying in. A crowd of people were on the beach and some people were in wetsuits about thirty yards out in the sea. I saw a dolphin so decided to swim. Didn’t know how long it would be around so I just took my glasses and shoes off and got in fully clothed! I swam between the crowd at the shore and the ones further out. He, the dolphin (oh dear clearly male) kept swimming backwards and forwards and as I was in the middle he kept swimming next to me! After an hour I swam back in shore. Why do I know it was a male? Er, a long appendage! There was a notice on the campsite the next day. You can catch illnesses from dolphin breath out of their blowhole. They say swimming with dolphins is relaxing, but I didn’t expect that! The dolphin it turned out was an adolescent male called Georges x
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Beautiful drawing (and great story).
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Thanks Martha x
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Absolutely love the Maori design of your dolphin! 😀
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Oh glad you like it. I was looking at Maori whale and dolphin patterns and decided to do my own… They are complicated aren’t they.
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Yeah they’re so intricately detailed I love Maori art and totem animals.
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I was aware of celtic designs, but maori seem much more open somehow
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Also love the waves looking like smaller dolphins. I just love the whole thing 🙂
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I hadn’t thought of that! Thanks…. I’m doing a course on illustration, might use this idea for it…
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Thought of you this morning when I read about “Fungie” prompting a search to find him. I hope he’s found safe and well but he is knocking on. The lady that has been swimming with him her whole life must be devastated 😦
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54602337
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Yes, I’d seen that on the news, I hope he’s OK.
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I love it!
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Cheers!
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