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#203258 - 05/08/10 09:42 PM
150-200 wild dolphins sighting
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Registered: 01/21/07
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Rare sighting of 150-200 Pacific white-sided wild dolphins at West Vancouver. Turn on your speakers. There's a very brief videoclip if you don't want to read the little posting. It really is magical. Yes, I've seen these up close in the wild. YOu can see how they appear friendly, very different feeling than seeing a whale. With whale, one just wonders if the boat might accidentally tip with the behomoths underwater. This area actually is right by a municipality which is only local transit bus ride from home. Enjoy!
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#203278 - 05/10/10 03:20 AM
Re: 150-200 wild dolphins sighting
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 01/21/07
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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As noted, I haven't visited the Vancouver Aquarium where they do have dolphins and a beluga whale, etc. It's a 25 min. bike ride or less from home and I've been in Vancouver for nearly 8 yrs.
The mountains and ocean shown in the short clip (Done quite professionally. I didn't do it.) do give a general feel of what it is like along our coast, as one travels north of Vancouver by boat.
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#203279 - 05/10/10 07:20 AM
Re: 150-200 wild dolphins sighting
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 09/09/08
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Loc: American living in Germany
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Orchid, that's funny that you haven't visited the aquarium. It's usually that way. We have seen most of the sights around us through showing our house guests. Hubby and I went to the Vancouver aquarium. We were impressed.
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#203313 - 05/11/10 01:18 PM
Re: 150-200 wild dolphins sighting
[Re: orchid]
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Yes, those dolphins in the video are enchanting. It's just incredible. The original videographer was extremely fortunately to have seen so many of them. The dolphins live are naturally playfully. It is an amazing experience to see them live in the wild, not in any aquarium or any show. One sees their natural behaviours.
Well, re sights in our own city..I still haven't seen certain things. Other things I have. We also have visited some of the Gulf Islands off the coast of Vancouver by Vancouver Island. There is a great deal to explore within 100 kms. radius in our region since there is preserved and rocky parkland going into the mountains.
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#203375 - 05/13/10 03:17 AM
Re: 150-200 wild dolphins sighting
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 09/09/08
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YOu sound like me orchid, live in Vegas where there are new shows all the time but do I go to them, NO, not unless I have guests that want to go. ... Wonder why we do that? Because we know those sights are always there. Actually I am just starting to read the things going on near us. It's an incredible amount. On mother's day, the botanical garden had a huge spring festival. I took my mother there, and guess what...I drove around 45 minutes and couldn't find a parking space. So we went out to a Chinese restaurant, drove home, and enjoyed the rest of the day on our terrace. My son came with his family, and my mother truly enjoyed her great grandchildren. They plant kisses on her face and give her big smiles. Yes, she melts.
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#203380 - 05/13/10 11:44 AM
Re: 150-200 wild dolphins sighting
[Re: chatty lady]
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YOu sound like me orchid, live in Vegas where there are new shows all the time but dso I go to them, NO, not unless I have guests that want to go. Chatty, I think we should go see the Chippendales together...
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#203430 - 05/13/10 11:13 PM
Re: When the Eagle has landed
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I mentioned the Chips to him and he's interested in going with us if/when we go. We're excited too...and we're both more excited about meeting you than anything else we might see there!
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#203455 - 05/14/10 05:58 AM
Re: When the Eagle has landed
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How exciting Chatty and Eagle that you are finally going to meet face to face...you girls are so lucky!!!!
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#203467 - 05/14/10 11:22 AM
Re: When the Eagle has landed
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Chatty, they need to build a statue after you. I can just picture it, a spewing fountain, with lots of animals at your feet looking adoringly up at you. I see you with a frying pan in one hand, and typing on a key board with the other.
Of course it should be planted at the entrance of Las Vegas, where every passing driver has to throw a dollar in the frying pan, or he gets whacked on the head.
Gee, wish I could build it.
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#203469 - 05/14/10 11:54 AM
Re: When the Eagle has landed
[Re: Edelweiss2]
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Of course it should be planted at the entrance of Las Vegas, where every passing driver has to throw a dollar in the frying pan, or he gets whacked on the head.
Gee, wish I could build it. Hahaha thump - that's me laughing my head off.
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#203517 - 05/15/10 02:08 AM
Re: When the Eagle has landed
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We can take all those dollars to the Chippendale show...might come in handy, eh?
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#203520 - 05/15/10 02:44 AM
Re: When the Eagle has landed
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