More time on the water. The calves were hearty and quite precocious. One even swam away from its mom for a minute or two! It was good to see that these three had survived the rough weather brought on by the typhoon's visit. The mom's identification numbers are #080, #025, and #178. Once I get the photos scanned, I will post their pictures so you can get a visual image of these dolphins. Today the dolphins were interested in a bit of play and much socializing.
Some dolphins interested, some not. There was still about a two meter swell from the south but mostly the sea was calm. Under water the visibility was horrible: 2-3 meters tops! But, we still saw dolphins. Our first sighting was brief and the dolphins really were not interested. Only two in a group of about 10 individuals snuck up on us from below ... silently. If I'd not looked to my left, I would have missed them completely. Sighting #2 was better.
Winds decreaseTyphoon #3 passed without much fanfare, and #4 is set to follow sometime next week (bigger, stronger, and slower moving). Oh yes, and Miyake's Mt. Oyama finally let off steam, and ash!
Even with these occurrences, Mother Nature can still surprise me. My morning walk to the park to watch the sea brought before my eyes a lumbering, rolling sea with few, though consistent, white caps. Of course, the port is on the northern face of Mikura and so the lazy quality displayed by the ocean is a bit deceptive.