Fifty-Nine
Saturday, May 28
Offshore from Moloka‘i
The buddy breathing trick worked for the humans, but not for the dolphins; Thomas knew it was only a matter of time before Taffy and the others would have to surface to breathe too. He knew they would do so when they had to, and he let them take the lead. Eventually the time came, and Taffy rose with a chuff. Finn surfaced behind them, then Cleo and Chico.
Thomas took the opportunity to look back and see if they were being pursued. To his relief, they were not. The Bougainville and the Tesoro were both still visible, but they seemed now to be headed west, away from them. Thomas also thought he could make out his cousins’ fishing boats playing cat and mouse with the Zodiacs closer to shore.
After floating in the water to rest a moment,
