On Sunday we had a fabulous day boating. The weather was very strange and it wasn´t one of our typical, blue skies days that we are so accustomed to on the Costa Tropical of Granada. Nevertheless the sea was calm, so we decided to go out. We had a great time snorkeling and observing the schools of colourful fish near the caves of Cerro Gordo and Maro. We had a great lunch at the restaurant Marina Playa Beach Club in La Herradura, but the real excitement started when we left the marina. We saw something whiz by us. It turned out to be a flying fish. It was blue and it went amazingly fast and was air borne for a long time. We saw 4 more throughout the afternoon, but the highlight was when we ran into a school of dolphins. There were at least 20 of them and more likely 30. They were swimming right alongside the boat. We could literally touch them. They were jumping and playing with us and the boat. I was ready to jump in and swim with them, but I would have never been able to keep up with them. We were the first boat to spot them and then within 5 minutes 3 other boats figured out what was going on and they joined us for the excitement. What an experience! Let´s just say we had great dolphin dreams that night. It is a pity we only had our mobile phone with us, so the pictures leave a lot to be desired, but we have captured the experience in our memory. This just goes to show that you never know what surprises await you after a day at sea on the Costa Tropical of Granada. In case you want to try to spot them next time you are out, we ran into the dolphins very close to Marina del Este. I had expected to see them in Salobrena near the fish farms, but so much for planning!
