Personal memory by Brandi Parsons
2006 • Orlando, FL, USA
I was visiting my father in Florida with my cousin, on a lazy Sunday day we decided to just head to the beach and have some fun. The sun was out in a clear blue sky. The beach was a little crowded, but the water was warm and crazy with waves. I decided to go boogi boarding, after a while of riding waves and crashing I went out again but a little farther. That's when I heard my cousin scream shark! I started looking around in panic but it wasn't a shark at all. About ten feet from me was a family of wild dolphins coming in to have a look at the commotion on the beach. I will always remember that day, I've never been as close to wild dolphins as I was that day. It was definitely an awesome experience.
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