I spotted the brochure for Marineland and I knew we just had to go! I wanted to swim with the dolphins, but it was too expensive (almost $200 each). In the end, Morgane and I did the touch and feed which was great. We got to touch the dolphin (Alvin) and feed him and even give him commands to do tricks.
It wasn’t busy at all, so we stayed and watched as someone did swim with the dolphins. Plus, a trainer came on our side of the tank and entertained Morgane by getting the dolphins to do tricks. Morgane liked it when the dolphin splashed her and got her all wet. Morgane says she would really love to go to dolphin training camp in the summer. Who wouldn’t? She is a natural at it though.
Just as we were watching the dolphins, Ghislain noticed some wild dolphins swimming by close to the beach. My first glimpse of them!
The dolphins at Marineland were very friendly and loved being social. Many have lived there for a long time. Four of them are forty years old and one is 56. She is the oldest dolphin in the world – they don’t live nearly that long in the wild.
The night before the dolphin encounter, we slept at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine. We found amazing starfish at low tide. They were purple with orange edges. Morgane also made herself a house in a sand bank.
