Join me as I journey by yacht from Southern Chile to Cuba! - Part 4 “Dolphins Off The Coast Of Chile”
It was a bit before midday of Feb 10th, 2016 when we left Antofagasta. We set sail for Arica! It was nice that this next leg was going to be much shorter than the last one. My uncle, his wife & babies, and I were now going to be together for the rest of the trip to Cuba. The youngest had just turned 1, and his brother was 2½.
The sunrises were so beautiful! By 6 am, I was just finishing my 4hr watch, the sun started to show itself. It was so peaceful. So awakening. I'm sitting there, on a small sail boat, in the Pacific Ocean, land is barely visible, the sun is rising majestically... it was awe inspiring.
After fully enjoying this masterpiece I went to catch some sleep.
Later that morning, everyone else was outside, the boat was 26 nautical miles off the Chilean coast... That's when they saw them...
... Dolphins!! Many, many dolphins!!
Can you count all the dolphins in the following two videos?
Everyone was so focused on the dolphins, they did not wake me up.
Aaaaagh! Wake me, pleeeease!!
My uncle started following this big pod of dolphins.
On the 3rd day we reached Arica, not too long before the sun started saying goodbye...
And I say goodbye too...
Amazing sunset shots!! Great post!
🌷Thank you @itsallasong! Yes, it was even more beautiful in person!!
Hey @nomads, it is a really nice and wonderful post. I travel to and a I love it.
If you started to travel, you cannot stop it. It is?
What about you?
Best wishes and I have a nice trip :)
🌷Hi @eljvidaman! Wonderful, I also love traveling!! Right now I'm back home in Chile. I wonder when will be my next trip... and where will I go? I don't know yet.
Thank you so much!
That's "africa"
🌷Yes @dhn0411, "Arica" does sound like "Africa". Hahah :)
And it's quite hot there too. Arica is at the edge of the Atacama Desert in the very north of Chile, South America. It's one of the hottest deserts in the world.
Nice dolphins !! love it
🌷Thanks @jodhpurindia!
Thank you so much. This was so inspiring. My wife lived on a sail boat for a few years and we've been talking about sailing with a child. Seeing the baby looking at the dolphins pretty much sealed the deal. Thanks for giving us proof it's possible so we can keep dreaming.
Cheers.
🌷You are very welcome! I'm really glad this helped you! I think It's more than possible! Sure, my aunt (and the rest of us) did have tough times with the boys... but it was worth it.
One day my older cousin, the 2 and a half your old, was looking out at the horizon with his mother. They were admiring the ocean. In a wise tone, he said to her: "Mama... This is Beautiful!"
It was impressive that he understood that! And I say "It is beautiful that he found it beautiful!"
I wish you two the best! And don't just dream, live it! My grandfather always told my father "You can do anything you want! You just have to want it enough!"
That story about the youngster is amazing. It's so wonderful to see and child learn to appreciate the real world like that. It's also probably great for the adults to get to see the world through a child's eyes. Really inspiring all the way around.
Thank you so much. This is just another little piece that makes me sure I don't want to let any of this grand adventures slip by.
"You can do anything you want! You just have to want it enough!"
I'll take that quote and the image of the baby watching the dolphins along with me.
Yay, cheers to you. Thanks.
me gusto mucho tu aporte
🌷Un gusto @crcoin! Mañana tenré otro post en español!
Saludos!
Wow they're so lucky to have seen those dolphins so close! :( for you ;)
🌷Yes @jamisa! It's amazing!! I was so bummed that my uncle didn't wake me up so I could see it! Aaagh!
But oh well, hahah. But later on this trip, I did see a whale and a few big sea turtles, etc.
Great that's so cool! Wish you many great encounters like that again :)
🌷Thank you! :)
Upvoted and RESTEEMED :)
🌷Thank you so much @okgoogle!
Yay for part 4! I've loved seeing every piece of your journey so far and this one is probably my favorite because of the dolphins! 🐬
🌷Awww, that's sweet! Thank you @gringalicious! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This beats Titanic, hands down!
🌷Aww, wow. Thank you @surrealist!!