It was past four o'clock in the morning and the cold breeze and dark skies sent chills to our bones. We were up this early to prepare for our dawn boating adventure. We promised ourselves that we wouldn't leave the island without catching the dolphins on their morning swim. We were scouring Bohol's seas for about an hour without a dolphin in sight. The sun was slowly coming out, and all we saw were other tourists aboard hired pump boats, also hoping to see the dolphins.
A few minutes later, our guide was pointing on something. Schools of dolphins were swimming with us. Their heads bobbed up and down in a rhythm. They swam without any care of what was going on around them. It seemed that they were all smiling while they swam in the vast sea. They hooted and wailed as if calling on us excitedly. Watching them swim was a beautiful experience. It's so wonderful to breathe and be awed by the freedom enjoyed by these dolphins.