| Choosing a dolphin lover gift may not be as easy as it | | | | were observed sometimes off Durlston. But, you |
| is for a pet lover, but that is not to say it is not possible. | | | | needed a lot of luck and patience to see any dolphins |
| In fact, you will find quite a range of dolphin related gifts | | | | there, even when they were known to be in the area. I |
| around the internet, although in your local store it may | | | | had a naturalist friend who had lived in Swanage for |
| be hit and miss as to whether you will find anything. In | | | | 25 years, and was a frequent visitor to Durslton; he |
| my case, I received the true, ultimate dolphin lover gift, | | | | had never, ever seen a dolphin there.I was a member |
| some years ago, but more of that later.The demand | | | | of Dolphin Watch, spending long hours on the cliff top |
| for dolphin gifts, though, is undoubtedly high. On a brief | | | | looking out for the dolphins to record their movements. |
| and unscientific survey, dolphin lover gifts are about | | | | I had no luck ever while on duty, nor had many fellow |
| half as popular as cat lover gifts. If you think about it, | | | | dolphin lovers on the watch. My luck suddenly changed, |
| that is amazing. Most people will never see a dolphin in | | | | though, when I was out walking with my daughter one |
| their lives, yet we are surrounded by cats.What is it, | | | | Sunday afternoon, on the cliff tops at Durlston. It was |
| then, that makes dolphins so appealing? I love birds and | | | | early December, and winter and Christmas were in the |
| cats especially, but dolphins I adore. They are | | | | air.The grass slope was a little bit slippery, and I slipped |
| wonderful and appealing creatures with a mystique | | | | over, ending up on my back. After my daughter's initial |
| that helps their popularity. Dolphins are the stuff of | | | | concern subsided, we both had a good laugh, and I |
| sailors' tales, and true stories, about dolphins and man. | | | | hobbled over to a nearby bench to get my breath |
| They have faces that are expressive in a human like | | | | back. The bench was looking out to sea. That's when |
| way, and they seem to smile. Dolphins also seem to | | | | something of a miracle happened; well, at least a major |
| follow man out at sea, when men venture out in their | | | | coincidence; an incredible coincidence.As we sat down, |
| boats or into the water.Dolphins are also performers, | | | | I said: "Ok, we will sit here until we see a dolphin, even |
| not just in captivity, but in the wild. While they do travel | | | | though it may mean missing Christmas." Christmas |
| at high speed and jump out of the water in so doing, | | | | was 3 weeks away, so it was a rash thing to say. |
| they do come across as playful, and capable of | | | | We looked out to sea, and within a minute, I saw two |
| enjoying life. So, in a way they are partly human like, | | | | dolphins. I was in disbelief, but I took another look; I had |
| and therefore easy for us to relate to. They are also | | | | my glasses on so was not being deceived. It really |
| very intelligent.Dolphins engender excitement, and at | | | | was dolphins.My daughter thought, assumed, and was |
| times everyone becomes a dolphin lover. In my | | | | sure, I was joking. Then she saw them also, plus a third |
| country of origin, England, dolphins off the coast have | | | | dolphin. We watched them for about 45 minutes, |
| always been something of a rarity; although I have | | | | walking along the coast with them, and then back |
| read that large numbers of dolphins have been seen | | | | again. It was a mesmerising and unforgettable time, |
| off nearby Wales recently. While I still lived in England, | | | | even though they were so far away; those three |
| though, the appearance of a few dolphins close to | | | | bottle-nosed dolphins were, to me, the ultimate dolphin |
| shore may even have made the television news and | | | | lover's Christmas gift. A few weeks early, and free, |
| front pages of the newspapers. Now, that's something | | | | but a wonderful gift nonetheless.This dolphin lover gift |
| cat's cannot do!I am one of the lucky few, though. I | | | | article was written by Roy Thomsitt, owner author of |
| was fortunate to be able to live on the Dorset | | | | the Gifts For Xmas website.Relax, get in the |
| coastline, where a group of about 6 dolphins had | | | | Christmas spirit, and read Roy's new Christmas Story, |
| become familiar passers-by just offshore. Very rarely | | | | for adults or children, about Santa Claus and a little girl |
| they ventured into Swanage Bay, but mostly they | | | | living on the edge of a tropical rainforest. |