Communing with the Consciousness of the Sea

One week before departure for Asia, and already the magic is manifesting...

There are five of us traveling together right now; myself, Ben, our friends Amanda and Jacob and Alesha who will be my near future travel partner on the journey to Asia.  We have made a new friend who has generously invited us into his home just north of LA for what is unfolding to be about a week's worth of time.  He is a very kind, giving and despite a wealth of which I have never seen the likes... a humble man.  We have all had the mutual pleasure of basking in each others essence and sharing experiences and stories over the course of a few days.  His gift to us, aside from a magnificent landing pad, was a trip out on his boat yesterday in search of the playful creatures of the ocean...

Our adventure lead us about 10 miles off the coast, toward a small chain of islands.  We were in search of dolphins... and dolphins we found!.. as well as an entourage of other sea life.  First we encountered many seals and sea lions, who were playing like the dogs of the ocean... so cute, they would pop in and out of the water playing peek-a-boo and gleefully toying with us as we ran from side to side of the boat hoping they might come up for a pat on the head.

After lazing in the sun for some time, we finally found ourselves in the company of dolphins.  I have never experienced such joyful creatures, so conscious and able to connect with us humans.  leaning over the bow of the boat, we screamed in delight as the dolphins raced along side of us, showing us every trick they knew.  They would turn in the water looking up at us; the depths of their eyes looking into our souls.  Every one of us felt a deep connection with these beings, and a recognition they were also connecting with us.  We felt so much gratitude for the opportunity to share this experience with them, and could feel their gratitude as well.  They were bigger than any dolphins I have ever seen, and we could hear their squeaks as they communicated and sang to us.

What happened next was a surprise to us all.. a moment I will never forget and which continues to hold me in Awe.  The boat was moving slowly and we were focused on the dolphins when all of a sudden from up underneath the water, came the "water spouting" of a huge grey whale!!!  We quickly turned the engine of the boat off and watched with dropped jaws and wide eyes as the whale dove under the boat and spiraled its body through the water... its tail giving a tap to the underside of the boat.  The water was so clear we could see the barnacles on its body...  The feelings as this happened were: surprise...fear for the whale.. fear for our boat... and then amazement.  The whale of course was fine, as was the boat... but the amazement has not ceased.  This was such an incredible blessing and it was a long while before the shock wore off for all of us.  This was not the last blessing of the day, however.

On our way back to shore, we spotted some more dolphins, swimming for the bow of the boat to catch our wave and play.  As we went to the bow to take a closer look, we were amazed to see that the landscape of the ocean was filled with dolphins!  everywhere we looked were dolphins jumping from the waters.  Thousands of them in every direction... In astonishment we could only stand gaping at the magnificence of the moment.  Then we were rejoicing at this opportunity to commune with Mother Nature.   All of us high on the magic of the moment.   Nothing I have ever seen before and could only hope to experience again... stay tuned for photos!

It was an epic day at sea... one none of us will ever forget!