Oil spill? Not that you can see from this Gulf Coast resort

DESTIN, Fla. — The dolphins, silvery and serene, skimmed through the translucent Gulf of Mexico in rhythm with the fluttering sails of the catamaran. The catamaran's passengers peered at the dolphins with nothing less than absolute awe, pointing and laughing as the creatures occasionally surfaced and frolicked like small children at play. The spectacularly golden sun was just beginning its descent across the Gulf near Sandestin as the dolphins moved away into deeper water, signaling the cruise was almost at its end.

By Mary Ann Anderson, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

March 21, 2011