You know those experiences that once it happens, you know it'll stay with you for the rest of your lifetime? Last night I had one of those happen to me.
It all began with a night at Saloon in Encinitas with Annabelle, Scott, and Mikey. After we left the bar, Scott wanted to go down to the beach. It was already around 1AM but we all trekked down the stairs to the beach. As soon as we got to the foot of the stairs, I saw a large silver mass moving on the sand. Annabelle and I kinda stopped and were like "What IS that?! WTF is that??" And then we all realized... it was a beached dolphin.
The poor thing was laying on its side, flapping its tail pretty weakly. We decided that we would try to get it back to the water. Scott pulled it towards the water.. but once it got to the waves, we knew it was too shallow for the dolphin to swim in.
Even though it was a baby dolphin, it was pretty damn heavy. Scott had to drag it because it was just impossible for us to lift it.
I think we were laughing just out of shock because of the whole craziness of the situation.. who expects to find a dolphin stranded on the beach and having to rescue it??
Scott and I tried picking it up to carry it to deeper water but it was just too heavy for us to lift it. We hadn't even thought about taking our shoes off.. Scott ruined his shoes and I went in wearing 3 inch heeled boots.
Scott and I trying to turn it towards the water.. the dolphin was disoriented and confused.
Eventually we both thought to take our shoes off and ended up going waist-deep into the ocean to try to get the dolphin back to the water.
After several failed attempts (the dolphin kept rolling over on its side and trying to go the wrong way back onto the shore), we finally were able to roll/push/drag the dolphin far enough into the water. As we watched the dolphin's tail flip up out of the water as he swam away, I think we all cheered.
Success!!
Ruined boots, jacket, water-damaged Blackberry, and a pet rock as a keepsake to remember the night's events.
Team Dolphin Rescue
Annabelle and I are so happy we saved the dolphin!
My toes were seriously numb by this point.
Even though my Blackberry was ruined from the night, it was definitely worth it. Afterwards, I came up with a name for him.. Noah the dolphin. Hopefully he made it back okay.. I miss him already!
Gotta see this. It looks funny as hell, aaand Andy Samberg's in it. Peep the trailer here.
