A trip to the beach on Sunday ended in a once-in-a-lifetime dolphin experience for Whangarei woman Sharon Teh, daughter Sophie-Maree Teh-Hall and friends.
Ms Teh, Sophie-Maree, 13, her best friend Rowan McInnes and Rowan's mum Lara, were treated to a spectacular dolphin display at Whale Bay, on the Tutukaka Coast, for about 45 minutes from 10.30am on Sunday.
Ms Teh was still buzzing from the experience yesterday, saying despite having visited the bay many times over the past 20 years or so, this was the first time she had seen dolphins there.
Seeing the dolphins is one thing, but getting an up-close experience is a totally different
matter.
"It was amazing. Oh my gosh. It was totally different from one of those dolphin watching trips. These were swimming right up to us and between us and putting on this awesome display for us," she said.