Author Sandy Lo fulfilled a dream come true this summer: to swim with a dolphin!  It has been a life-long dream of the writer from New York City, who’s an animal lover.  She knew she could have swam, pet and feed a dolphin at a place like Discovery Cove, but that just didn’t feel right to her.  “In an aquarium, I would get to interact more with a trained dolphin,” says Lo.  “But that dolphin is being held in a small tank and forced to perform for my benefit.  I felt like it was going against my beliefs.”

It’s no secret Sandy Lo has wanted to help animals in any way she can.  From trying out being vegan to calling the Japanese embassy to stop the killing of whales, Lo is always looking to do something to make the world better for those who can’t speak for themselves.  She began researching eco-friendly dolphin swims and came across dolphinexpeditions.com.  “Geoff and his team leave the choice up to the dolphins whether they want to swim with us,” Lo explains, who boarded the company’s boat Indigo this summer.  “Lucky for us, we had several dolphins who wanted to swim around us!  It was truly magical.”

Sandy Lo’s article about the experience is now published on www.positively-smitten.com and a novel is in the works based on her experiences from the dolphin expedition.  “I had two other books I was debating on writing next.  About halfway through the trip, I knew I couldn’t wait to write a novel about the beauty of the ocean and the creatures that live within it, and of course, throw a fictional love story in the mix.”

Check out Sandy’s photo gallery of the dolphin expedition here.  (Please note, mobile users may not be able to view this.)