The best Gift ever: dolphin’s friendship

By Ana Rojas

I just want to share one of the most beautiful experiences we have in Dolphin Discovery at Puerto Aventuras (Riviera Maya).

My mom an myself did the Sea Life Discovery Plus Program which is itself a great package for those marine animal lovers!, however, what I would like to share with you is the impact caused to my mom which made this experience absolutely unique.

My mom lives in a city and is not used to be in contact with natural things so often so this was a surprise for her. Just to see her face while she was in the water with each type of creatures was the best “Thanks” I could have back. She was sooooo happy and thrilled to discover a completely different world full of peace, safety, fun and beautiful animals. Touch them, pet them, play with them and even kiss them was a gift for her and she did not wanted to leave the water at all…. Her DVD is her treasure and she never misses an opportunity to share it with any one at home.

I am really glad to know that we had the opportunity to do this extraordinary activity! Thanks a lot for such a great moment!

For all dolphins’ fans!

By Martha Riveroll

Ever since I was a young child, my favorite animal has always been the dolphins. As I grew older and had the chance to adventure and travel, I certainly had in mind to swim with these adorable, intelligent and friendly mammals.

Indeed my dream came true, because I took my holidays to the Caribbean and had to visit beautiful and sunny Cancun. The dolphinarium that I chose was Dolphin Discovery, and the program was called Royal Swim. Wow, one of the best experiences of my life. We were just ten people in the water with our instructor. The names of our dolphins were Ixchel and Alexia

Once in the water, we had the opportunity to kiss the dolphins, hug them and of course they kissed us, first on our cheek, and then on our lips, just to have them so close and to see their eternal smile was amazing. The first part of the program was on a platform and then we swam into the water, and that was when the fun started. They gave us the incredible foot push; this was exhilarating because they pushed me from the bottom of my feet from one side of the water to the other. Here I had the feeling that I was standing out of the water, and going at full speed, my friends and the rest of the participants were all laughing, because I had a funny laugh. Immediately after we had the dorsal tow, which I had to hold their fins and again at full speed they took me from one side to the other. Thirty minutes went by so fast that it seemed like it took only five.

This is something that I will repeat, and my love for them grew even more after I had this once in a life time experience.

My vacations in Puerto Vallarta

By Margarita Mendoza

Vacations are for making different things from the ones you are used in your hometown and I will tell you about my extraordinary experience in Puerto Vallarta, one of the most beautiful beaches of Mexico.

I was hosted at Rosita hotel - one of the most representatives of the city, with a history of more than 50 years- just in the city downtown. I chose it because I heard that it was one of the best places to live the experience of this little fisherman village. I have many experiences to talk about but I will write about my 1 km experience along the coastal path which makes Puerto Vallarta a lively village during the evening and specially at night where you get to know a lot of people of different nationalities.

In the first place, I did walk; do you realize that we don’t walk anymore in the big cities? I walked without rush, silently and enjoying every landscape. The architecture of the area is totally respected in a way that you will never see huge neon advertisements, instead you will see wooden ads on buildings of no more than 4 floors, of white color with red roofs that always welcome us.

If you walk to the south you will discover different restaurants, galleries, all kinds of shops, jewelries and along the pier you will find different characters that will make of your promenade, a colored experience. On the beachside I had the chance to enjoy one of the most beautiful sunsets that I’ve ever seen and I felt the breeze while the night was rising.

The pier boasts different sculptures, but the one that really captivated me was the one of Ramis Barquet that represents a lovers’ couple sitting with their back towards the sea and almost enjoying everything that happens around them. Another important sculpture is the famous Caballito de Mar (“seahorse” as in Spanish) located in the middle of the pier where I took a photo and kept walking towards the main square, that by the way, was amazing. Is the typical place where the town council, the Guadalupe church, the kiosk, and an open-air theater are located.

I had the chance to meet all kinds of people, young ones, old ones, mothers, fathers, kids, the man selling balloons or the man selling popsicles. This is what tourists want, get to know local people and realize that the peace of this Mexican beach can change our life for a moment.

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