Should Have Been Here

Today was one of those days. The first place I went to swim I heard, "You should have been here yesterday, there were sixty or seventy dolphins for a couple of hours." All I saw was a large shark swimming back and forth, so I decided to move on.

At the next beach I saw several kayaks and small boats pulling away as I arrived. When I asked what was going on, I was told "You should have been here five minutes ago, several whales swam by just off shore." Later at the same beach I was told, "You should have been here yesterday, a monk seal was playing with the snorkelers."

Even though I swam for almost four hours today, the only whales I saw were from the beach. I did have fun swimming with this manta ray, though. You should have been there.