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I’ve been trying to decide about a review. I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings but, as a traveller, I do read reviews. Now that I’ve been home for a bit, I just feel sad. It wasn’t the trip I expected nor wanted. Perhaps my trip was different because Rae wasn’t there and as well, during the first three days we didn’t find any whales and crew was possibly frustrated?
Firstly I should say that I have a scuba diving background. From the very first trip on the boat I was told I was too slow. Too slow getting off/on the boat as well as in the water. I had never snorkelled from a boat before and was a little nervous to begin with and the criticism just made it worse. I have a knee injury which makes me not as strong as others when using only my knees/kicking, etc. We were told to slip into the water and not be disruptive so I didn’t use my crawl stroke. (I grew up in Hawaii where I was a competitive swimmer.) Later on in the trip I just used my crawl to swim and that seemed to be fine. I also had trouble with my fins because I retained so much water travelling that the fins were too small. Word to the wise on long distance flights: Wear compression stockings.
I purposely didn’t bring a camera for underwater shots because we were told there would be someone making a video of our underwater encounters. I think someone else should have been hired to make the video after Sabri was hurt and unable to dive with us. As it is, I have no underwater photos of my own.
One day on the water, I ended up next to a whale. I had my arms across my chest and just floating, fins pointing down. The whale moved closer to me; I did not move closer to the whale. Neither was I close enough to touch it. I was entranced but was interrupted by Sabri yelling at me to move away from the whale. My moment was ruined.. I moved backwards, treading with my arms, and the whale moved away. With the very comprehensive and extensive liability waiver we had to sign before coming on the trip, the company would have had no blame if the whale had hurt me. (And, anyway I can think of worse ways to check out!) I was not moving towards the whale, stressing it in any way, so I don’t know what the problem was.
Another time I was in the water with the group and heard someone say “Go!” with a finger pointing in a direction. Because I wanted to keep up with the group I turned in that direction and began moving. Maeri came up behind me, yanked very hard on my left fin, and upon passing me in the water, yelled in a very nasty voice, “Where are you going?!”
I enjoyed the company of the other participants but I need to say that I am not an aggressive person and numerous times I was jostled about as the others would rush ahead for a picture of a whale. My snorkel was knocked out of my mouth and my mask moved sideways in peoples’ rush. Perhaps it’s the Canadian in me—it just isn’t in me to disturb others like that. I don’t think our group was given a very thorough talk about what to expect and how to behave in the water. Or, maybe the company doesn’t believe it’s an issue and this company is just not a good fit for me. Hopefully our trip was a one-off and no one again has issues like mine.
The Sunset resort was a perfect place to stay—clean, low key, close to the water, and quiet even with kids running around.
As happened with another WhaleSwimmer, Rae goofed up my extra days at the end of my trip and I had to move to a different hotel for 2 nights instead of staying at Sunset. The new hotel was right on the highway and very noisy.
The meals Emma cooked were very good and very healthy. I think we all had kitchenettes in our rooms so we either ate at restaurants or cooked for ourselves on the nights she didn’t cook for us. We also had 3 lunches as a group at different restaurants in town.
In Moorea, being with the whales offset all the difficulties I had on the trip as a whole. But now that I’m home I think I owe it to others to write of the difficulties I had so they can make a more informed decision as WhaleSwim is very expensive. And, as I mentioned earlier, perhaps my trip was a one off and others will not have the same issues.
I am a senior and I carry extra weight on my bones but I am also very strong; I work out. I don’t know if my appearance provoked my difficulties on this trip. The crew seemed to be surprised that I could swim so well. Maeri’s brother, Tere’i, seemed to be very impressed. He was very sweet about it. :-)
I have already decided to go back to Moorea next summer (2024) but I’ll be with a different company. I need new memories.
PS: One more thing: Be prepared to download all required paperwork—travel insurance, liability, etc.—into their system. I was confused.
I’ve been trying to decide about a review. I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings but, as a traveller, I do read reviews. Now that I’ve been home for a bit, I just feel sad. It wasn’t the trip I expected nor wanted. Perhaps my trip was different because Rae wasn’t there and as well, during the first three days we didn’t find any whales and crew was possibly frustrated?
Firstly I should say that I have a scuba diving background. From the very first trip on the boat I was told I was too slow. Too slow getting off/on the boat as well as in the water. I had never snorkelled from a boat before and was a little nervous to begin with and the criticism just made it worse. I have a knee injury which makes me not as strong as others when using only my knees/kicking, etc. We were told to slip into the water and not be disruptive so I didn’t use my crawl stroke. (I grew up in Hawaii where I was a competitive swimmer.) Later on in the trip I just used my crawl to swim and that seemed to be fine. I also had trouble with my fins because I retained so much water travelling that the fins were too small. Word to the wise on long distance flights: Wear compression stockings.
I purposely didn’t bring a camera for underwater shots because we were told there would be someone making a video of our underwater encounters. I think someone else should have been hired to make the video after Sabri was hurt and unable to dive with us. As it is, I have no underwater photos of my own.
One day on the water, I ended up next to a whale. I had my arms across my chest and just floating, fins pointing down. The whale moved closer to me; I did not move closer to the whale. Neither was I close enough to touch it. I was entranced but was interrupted by Sabri yelling at me to move away from the whale. My moment was ruined.. I moved backwards, treading with my arms, and the whale moved away. With the very comprehensive and extensive liability waiver we had to sign before coming on the trip, the company would have had no blame if the whale had hurt me. (And, anyway I can think of worse ways to check out!) I was not moving towards the whale, stressing it in any way, so I don’t know what the problem was.
Another time I was in the water with the group and heard someone say “Go!” with a finger pointing in a direction. Because I wanted to keep up with the group I turned in that direction and began moving. Maeri came up behind me, yanked very hard on my left fin, and upon passing me in the water, yelled in a very nasty voice, “Where are you going?!”
I enjoyed the company of the other participants but I need to say that I am not an aggressive person and numerous times I was jostled about as the others would rush ahead for a picture of a whale. My snorkel was knocked out of my mouth and my mask moved sideways in peoples’ rush. Perhaps it’s the Canadian in me—it just isn’t in me to disturb others like that. I don’t think our group was given a very thorough talk about what to expect and how to behave in the water. Or, maybe the company doesn’t believe it’s an issue and this company is just not a good fit for me. Hopefully our trip was a one-off and no one again has issues like mine.
The Sunset resort was a perfect place to stay—clean, low key, close to the water, and quiet even with kids running around.
As happened with another WhaleSwimmer, Rae goofed up my extra days at the end of my trip and I had to move to a different hotel for 2 nights instead of staying at Sunset. The new hotel was right on the highway and very noisy.
The meals Emma cooked were very good and very healthy. I think we all had kitchenettes in our rooms so we either ate at restaurants or cooked for ourselves on the nights she didn’t cook for us. We also had 3 lunches as a group at different restaurants in town.
In Moorea, being with the whales offset all the difficulties I had on the trip as a whole. But now that I’m home I think I owe it to others to write of the difficulties I had so they can make a more informed decision as WhaleSwim is very expensive. And, as I mentioned earlier, perhaps my trip was a one off and others will not have the same issues.
I am a senior and I carry extra weight on my bones but I am also very strong; I work out. I don’t know if my appearance provoked my difficulties on this trip. The crew seemed to be surprised that I could swim so well. Maeri’s brother, Tere’i, seemed to be very impressed. He was very sweet about it. :-)
I have already decided to go back to Moorea next summer (2024) but I’ll be with a different company. I need new memories.
PS: One more thing: Be prepared to download all required paperwork—travel insurance, liability, etc.—into their system. I was confused.
翻译：鲸游评论
我一直在尝试决定是否进行评论。我不想伤害任何人的感情，但作为旅行者，我确实会阅读评论。现在我已经回家一段时间了，我只是感到难过。这不是我期望的也不想要的旅行。也许我的旅行有所不同，因为雷不在那里，而且在前三天我们没有发现任何鲸鱼，船员们可能感到沮丧？
首先我应该说我有水肺潜水背景。从第一次乘船开始，我就被告知速度太慢了。上下船以及在水中都太慢。我以前从未在船上浮潜，一开始我有点紧张，批评只会让情况变得更糟。我的膝盖受伤了，这使得我在仅使用膝盖/踢腿等时不如其他人那么强壮。我们被告知要滑入水中，不要造成破坏，所以我没有使用我的爬泳。 （我在夏威夷长大，在那里我是一名竞技游泳运动员。）后来在旅途中我只是用我的匍匐来游泳，这似乎没问题。我的脚蹼也有问题，因为我保留了太多的水，导致脚蹼太小。长途飞行时对明智者的忠告：穿压力袜。
我故意没有带水下拍摄的相机，因为我们被告知会有人拍摄我们水下遭遇的视频。我认为在萨布里受伤无法和我们一起潜水后，应该聘请其他人来制作视频。事实上，我没有自己的水下照片。
有一天，在水面上，我发现了一条鲸鱼。我双臂交叉在胸前，漂浮着，鳍朝下。鲸鱼离我更近了；我没有靠近鲸鱼。我也距离不够近，无法触摸它。我很着迷，但被萨布里打断了，他对我大喊，让我远离鲸鱼。我的时刻被毁了……我向后退去，用手臂踩着，鲸鱼就走开了。由于我们在出发前必须签署非常全面和广泛的责任豁免，如果鲸鱼伤害了我，公司将不会有任何责任。 （而且，无论如何，我可以想出更糟糕的方法来检查！）我没有走向鲸鱼，以任何方式强调它，所以我不知道问题是什么。
还有一次，我和大家一起下水，听到有人说“走吧！”用手指指向一个方向。因为我想跟上这群人，所以我转向那个方向并开始移动。梅里来到我身后，用力拉我的左鳍，当我在水中经过时，用非常难听的声音喊道：“你要去哪里？！”
我很享受与其他参与者的陪伴，但我需要说的是，我不是一个好斗的人，很多次我都被推来推去，因为其他人会冲上前去拍鲸鱼的照片。我的通气管从嘴里掉了下来，我的面罩在人们的匆忙中向侧面移动。也许这就是我身上的加拿大特色——我只是不喜欢那样打扰别人。我认为我们的团队没有得到关于会发生什么以及如何在水中表现的非常彻底的讨论。或者，也许公司不认为这是一个问题，而且这家公司不适合我。希望我们的旅行是一次性的，不会有人再遇到像我这样的问题。
日落度假村是一个完美的住宿地点——干净、低调、靠近水边，即使有孩子跑来跑去也很安静。
正如另一位 WhaleSwimmer 所发生的那样，Rae 在旅行结束时搞砸了我额外的日子，我不得不搬到另一家酒店住 2 晚，而不是住在 Sunset。新酒店就在高速公路上，非常吵。
艾玛做的饭菜非常好而且非常健康。我想我们的房间里都有小厨房，所以我们要么在餐馆吃饭，要么在她不为我们做饭的晚上自己做饭。我们还在镇上的不同餐厅吃了三顿午餐。
在莫雷阿岛，与鲸鱼在一起抵消了我整个旅程中遇到的所有困难。但现在我回到家了，我想我应该向其他人写下我遇到的困难，这样他们就可以做出更明智的决定，因为 WhaleSwim 非常昂贵。而且，正如我之前提到的，也许我的旅行是一次性的，其他人不会遇到同样的问题。
我是一名高年级学生，我的骨头很重，但我也很强壮；我锻炼身体。不知道我的出现是否给我这次旅行带来了困难。船员们似乎很惊讶我游得这么好。 Maeri 的兄弟 Tere’i 似乎对此印象深刻。他对此感到非常甜蜜。 :-)
我已经决定明年夏天（2024 年）回到莫雷阿岛，但我将在另一家公司工作。我需要新的回忆。
PS：还有一件事：准备好将所有必需的文件（旅行保险、责任等）下载到他们的系统中。我很困惑。
我一直在尝试决定是否进行评论。我不想伤害任何人的感情，但作为旅行者，我确实会阅读评论。现在我已经回家一段时间了，我只是感到难过。这不是我期望的也不想要的旅行。也许我的旅行有所不同，因为雷不在那里，而且在前三天我们没有发现任何鲸鱼，船员们可能感到沮丧？
首先我应该说我有水肺潜水背景。从第一次乘船开始，我就被告知速度太慢了。上下船以及在水中都太慢。我以前从未在船上浮潜，一开始我有点紧张，批评只会让情况变得更糟。我的膝盖受伤了，这使得我在仅使用膝盖/踢腿等时不如其他人那么强壮。我们被告知要滑入水中，不要造成破坏，所以我没有使用我的爬泳。 （我在夏威夷长大，在那里我是一名竞技游泳运动员。）后来在旅途中我只是用我的匍匐来游泳，这似乎没问题。我的脚蹼也有问题，因为我保留了太多的水，导致脚蹼太小。长途飞行时对明智者的忠告：穿压力袜。
我故意没有带水下拍摄的相机，因为我们被告知会有人拍摄我们水下遭遇的视频。我认为在萨布里受伤无法和我们一起潜水后，应该聘请其他人来制作视频。事实上，我没有自己的水下照片。
有一天，在水面上，我发现了一条鲸鱼。我双臂交叉在胸前，漂浮着，鳍朝下。鲸鱼离我更近了；我没有靠近鲸鱼。我也距离不够近，无法触摸它。我很着迷，但被萨布里打断了，他对我大喊，让我远离鲸鱼。我的时刻被毁了……我向后退去，用手臂踩着，鲸鱼就走开了。由于我们在出发前必须签署非常全面和广泛的责任豁免，如果鲸鱼伤害了我，公司将不会有任何责任。 （而且，无论如何，我可以想出更糟糕的方法来检查！）我没有走向鲸鱼，以任何方式强调它，所以我不知道问题是什么。
还有一次，我和大家一起下水，听到有人说“走吧！”用手指指向一个方向。因为我想跟上这群人，所以我转向那个方向并开始移动。梅里来到我身后，用力拉我的左鳍，当我在水中经过时，用非常难听的声音喊道：“你要去哪里？！”
我很享受与其他参与者的陪伴，但我需要说的是，我不是一个好斗的人，很多次我都被推来推去，因为其他人会冲上前去拍鲸鱼的照片。我的通气管从嘴里掉了下来，我的面罩在人们的匆忙中向侧面移动。也许这就是我身上的加拿大特色——我只是不喜欢那样打扰别人。我认为我们的团队没有得到关于会发生什么以及如何在水中表现的非常彻底的讨论。或者，也许公司不认为这是一个问题，而且这家公司不适合我。希望我们的旅行是一次性的，不会有人再遇到像我这样的问题。
日落度假村是一个完美的住宿地点——干净、低调、靠近水边，即使有孩子跑来跑去也很安静。
正如另一位 WhaleSwimmer 所发生的那样，Rae 在旅行结束时搞砸了我额外的日子，我不得不搬到另一家酒店住 2 晚，而不是住在 Sunset。新酒店就在高速公路上，非常吵。
艾玛做的饭菜非常好而且非常健康。我想我们的房间里都有小厨房，所以我们要么在餐馆吃饭，要么在她不为我们做饭的晚上自己做饭。我们还在镇上的不同餐厅吃了三顿午餐。
在莫雷阿岛，与鲸鱼在一起抵消了我整个旅程中遇到的所有困难。但现在我回到家了，我想我应该向其他人写下我遇到的困难，这样他们就可以做出更明智的决定，因为 WhaleSwim 非常昂贵。而且，正如我之前提到的，也许我的旅行是一次性的，其他人不会遇到同样的问题。
我是一名高年级学生，我的骨头很重，但我也很强壮；我锻炼身体。不知道我的出现是否给我这次旅行带来了困难。船员们似乎很惊讶我游得这么好。 Maeri 的兄弟 Tere’i 似乎对此印象深刻。他对此感到非常甜蜜。 :-)
我已经决定明年夏天（2024 年）回到莫雷阿岛，但我将在另一家公司工作。我需要新的回忆。
PS：还有一件事：准备好将所有必需的文件（旅行保险、责任等）下载到他们的系统中。我很困惑。
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