#2 Completed! Swim with Dolphins

"An amazing experience that I would highly recommend!"

How I did it: I recently went on a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Besides sitting on the beach drinking Pina Coladas & eating chilaciles, swimming with dolphins was the only other activity on the agenda. Lucky enough, my girlfriend & her boyfriend sat through the torture of a 3-hour time-share seminar (God bless them!). They were able to score 4 tickets to the Dolphin Experience at Vallarta Adventures for $130! The usual cost is about $120 per person.

The dolphins were kept in large pools (similar to swimming pools). I was worried that it would make me feel sad that they were contained, but they seemed to be having fun. A few were just playing ball with each other with no trainers around. We stood on a platform in the pool and, for all you wimps (myself included), the water was cold! I sucked it up because I couldn't wait to swim with Dolphins! We were able to ride the dolphin, get a kiss, dance and feed it a slimy fish. For more money there were more intimate experiences available, but I was pleased with the interaction we had. Everyone with me agreed that we don't need to do it again, but it was totally worth it!

The only bummer is that they don't allow cameras in the dolphin area, so their photographer took all of the photos & you had to purchase them if you wanted any record of your experience. We paid $99 for 8 photos on cd. I felt kind of ripped of, but couldn't pass it up.