Friday 18 September 2015

Our Angels Excel

Last week I took a week's holiday to the beautiful island of Madeira. We wanted to chill and relax in some warm sunshine before the winter set in, but there was so much to do that we ended up doing more than we would if we had stayed at home!

One of our trips was a morning at sea on a catamaran to see if we could spot some whales or dolphins. It was a beautiful warm morning, the sun was shining a little and the boat wasn't over-crowded. As I sat soaking up the sunshine and enjoying being on the ocean, I asked the Angels to show me something beautiful - whales would be perfect.

Oh they did not let me down at all.

First came Pilot Whales - a pod of about 10-15. Portuguese law meant that we couldn't get too close and couldn't stay to long, which is how it should be. But we were close enough and could even hear them blowing! Magical as I had never seen whales in their own natural habitat before.

Then came the dolphins and another good sized pod, but they really didn't want to play and kept their distance. Nevertheless, an amazing encounter.

Making our way back to the marina flying fish made an appearance. Fantastic sight but far to quick for me to get a photo.

How blessed I felt that day - I asked the Angels for something beautiful and I got three amazing sightings.

Thank you Angels.