A belated Happy New year to everyone!
It's been a while since I updated my Blog due to an extremely busy Christmas and January on the work, social and family fronts! After a great Christmas, I spent New Year back in the UK catching up with friends before flying to Tenerife for a break and to swim with Dolphins! I spent some time with the guys at Whale Nation - a Dolphin and Whale research charity doing some fantastic work trying to raise awareness about these beautiful creatures. I expect to spend quite some time out there this year and you can even expect the odd vidcast to be hitting iTunes with yours truly presenting!
Here is a photo of some bottlenose dolphins which permanently live there. I'm waiting for the Dolphin centre to send me some other photos and video footage which I'll post up as soon as I receive them.
The weather was pretty good too and I was amazed by the rich vein of culture that exists on the Island. Did you know that Tenerife is meant to be the lost city of Atlantis? Or that it has the highest UFO sightings in the world?! Or that the Holy Grail is meant to be hidden there?! Whether you believe or not, it makes for a very entertaining few days and I'd thoroughly recommend it to anybody who wants a winter break. I can also suggest a fantastic guide - Ed Bentham, the founding trustee of Whale Nation! Thanks Ed - you really made my visit. If anyone is interested in the work Whale Nation does check out www.whalenation.org