Ruffles & Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
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Go underwater with a pod of wild spinner dolphins swimming over coral. Ruffles, whose dorsal fin has been scarred, takes us into the pod of 29 dolphins. Float and watch the dolphins leisurely circle you in the shallow water. See a baby nursing. Notice the remora, sucker fish catching a ride on the dolphins. Taken with an Olympus underwater digital camera.
6:53 pm on December 23rd, 2009
This was exactly the experience I had diving off the south shore of Kauai in July 2009. It was the most awe inspiring, amazing, other worldly experience I have had diving, ever.
7:17 pm on December 23rd, 2009
I don’t think they migrate from island to island, its most likely a different dolphin since i actually saw the same dolphin a couple days ago while swimming with him and his pod again.
7:27 pm on December 23rd, 2009
the video was taken in Keauhou bay area of the Big Island. I’ve seen him about 40 miles away along the coastline, be surprised if he migrated to Maui. his dorsal is wavy will several cuts in it. will keep an eye out for him here.
8:04 pm on December 23rd, 2009
This was off maui right? I think I might have seen Ruffles when swimming with a pod a month ago. It could have been a different dolphin, but the one i saw had a perfect notch in his dorsal just like the one in your wonderful video
8:50 pm on December 23rd, 2009
sweet
9:29 pm on December 23rd, 2009
This is so peaceful and relaxing; you can just feel yourself in the water with the dolphins, drifting in the Sea (ecstasy)
9:34 pm on December 23rd, 2009
I had the pleasure of swimming with the dolphins (guided by Roberta, who shot this video) off the Kona coast. It’s an experience I’ll never forget–contact her to schedule time with the wild dolphins.
10:20 pm on December 23rd, 2009
Wow! What fabulous imagery. I felt myself drifting with them as if I was there. The music was great and the dolphin sounds made me long for the sea. Thanks for posting this.
11:05 pm on December 23rd, 2009
That’s beautiful!