We just arrived home from a wonderful vacation in Hawaii, with our good friends Mark and Sherri. The primary purpose of visiting Hawaii was so that I could attend a clinic with Linda Tellington-Jones. 16 years ago, my friend Gloria and I attended a clinic with Linda's sister Robyn, in Vernon, BC. The skills we learned have served my horses well over the years, and it was an honor and a thrill to meet Linda in person. At 75 years young, Linda's perspective on life and her TTouch are an inspiration. Linda was so impressed with my knowledge and skill level of her work that she interviewed me and will post our interview on her You Tube account.
Aside from snorkeling with beautiful sealife, we had several amazing critter encounters.
We rode horses at the world famous Parker Ranch and Sherri, who is not yet a confident rider, rode a wonderful horse named Ali, who was the perfect mount to instill confidence.
During our encounter with humpback whales, we received the Hawaiian blessing by being sprayed from the whale's spout as the baby, mama, and huge male escort whale came right alongside and underneath our boat.
We have now collectively agreed that when our horse blows and we get sprayed with snot, we'll call it the Alberta blessing.
On the nightime mantaray dive, we had mantarays the size of dinner tables swimming right underneath us - gentle giants. During our attempt to swim with spinner dolphins, they were passing through and didn't want to stop and play. It was still surreal to be in the water so close to them.
We had the pleasure of making our hands and fingers into coral reefs and have sea horses wind their tails around our fingers - they seem so delicate.
Hawaii is a magical, beautiful, spiritual place to visit, but it was sure nice to get home and be with our own critters.
Aloha!
Tovie, Gord, Mark, and Sherri
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