Swimming with dolphins

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SSimon @ Sep 10 2007, 08:17 AM) [snapback]510051[/snapback]</div>

Oh, yes I would! I kill every fly that gets into my house if I can catch it. When it comes to flies I am a regular Charlie Manson. :wacko:

 

BTW, I've decided to go if there's space available and all the flights work out. I should know by Wednesday.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(huskers @ Sep 11 2007, 12:57 PM) [snapback]510755[/snapback]</div>

Not sure. I won't be taking my camera, because it's not waterproof, and even on the boat I'd be concerned about the corrosive sea air. I might or might not get a chance to pick up a disposable waterproof camera.

I think they take pictures and sell them on a CD and/or DVD. But I don't know if those will be copyrighted / copy-protected

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(qbee42 @ Sep 11 2007, 02:33 PM) [snapback]510820[/snapback]</div>

I'll take your word for it and decline the invitation.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mark Derail @ Sep 11 2007, 03:47 PM) [snapback]510876[/snapback]</div>

There's always some risk. But statistically, I'm much less likely to be attacked by a wild dolphin in the Bahamas than:

Falling off a mountain this summer in Canada;
Being attacked by a bear this summer in Canada;
Being killed or injured while driving to the airport;
... I could go on and on.

The Discovery Channel is entertainment. They have some good programs. But the channel itself is not reliable. I've seen programs on Discovery that presented pseudo-science as if it were science. I have no doubt that people have been attacked by dolphins. But it is a rare occurrence. If your only reason for not swimming with dolphins is fear that they may attack you, then you'd better spend the rest of your life hiding under your bed and having your meals delivered to you on a tray on the floor, because you are safer in the water with dolphins than on the street walking to the store.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Wildkow @ Sep 11 2007, 07:18 PM) [snapback]510979[/snapback]</div>

I'll bet there's a reference there that my ignorance of popular culture prevents me from getting. Dolphin 56?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(fshagan @ Sep 11 2007, 08:26 PM) [snapback]511043[/snapback]</div>

I have been mildly sick on a catamaran. But I get sick in elevators (especially going down, more than going up). And I'll be using scopolamine the whole time.

And the latest news is that it's all confirmed. Until yesterday there was some question about whether I could get a private room, but they decided to give me one (meaning if two couples want to book at the last minute, they'd only have room for one of them). And getting flights at the last minute can be iffy. But now it's all set.

I might or might not have internet access. Probably won't on Bimini, as this is a very meditative kind of program, and they'll want to discourage business as usual. Then after the dolphins I'll be at a hotel that says they have internet access in the lobby, but it appears they don't in the rooms. So I'd check my email quickly but not spend time.

If they take pictures and sell us a CD of them, and if they allow sharing of the pics, I'll post some when I get back.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mark Derail @ Sep 11 2007, 03:47 PM) [snapback]510876[/snapback]</div>

There's always some risk. But statistically, I'm much less likely to be attacked by a wild dolphin in the Bahamas than:

Falling off a mountain this summer in Canada;
Being attacked by a bear this summer in Canada;
Being killed or injured while driving to the airport;
... I could go on and on.

The Discovery Channel is entertainment. They have some good programs. But the channel itself is not reliable. I've seen programs on Discovery that presented pseudo-science as if it were science. I have no doubt that people have been attacked by dolphins. But it is a rare occurrence. If your only reason for not swimming with dolphins is fear that they may attack you, then you'd better spend the rest of your life hiding under your bed and having your meals delivered to you on a tray on the floor, because you are safer in the water with dolphins than on the street walking to the store.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Wildkow @ Sep 11 2007, 07:18 PM) [snapback]510979[/snapback]</div>

I'll bet there's a reference there that my ignorance of popular culture prevents me from getting. Dolphin 56?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(fshagan @ Sep 11 2007, 08:26 PM) [snapback]511043[/snapback]</div>

I have been mildly sick on a catamaran. But I get sick in elevators (especially going down, more than going up). And I'll be using scopolamine the whole time.

And the latest news is that it's all confirmed. Until yesterday there was some question about whether I could get a private room, but they decided to give me one (meaning if two couples want to book at the last minute, they'd only have room for one of them). And getting flights at the last minute can be iffy. But now it's all set.

I might or might not have internet access. Probably won't on Bimini, as this is a very meditative kind of program, and they'll want to discourage business as usual. Then after the dolphins I'll be at a hotel that says they have internet access in the lobby, but it appears they don't in the rooms. So I'd check my email quickly but not spend time.

If they take pictures and sell us a CD of them, and if they allow sharing of the pics, I'll post some when I get back.

 

Leaving tomorrow. They say they'll sell us a DVD of pictures. That might mean I won't be able to copy them. I'll have a disposable underwater camera, but they suggest it's better not to use a camera, so I will probably only have a few pictures. In any case, I cannot imagine that underwater pictures will be much good.

May your MFDs all show many bars of 99.9 mpg until I get back. B)