Richard Shields first-graders keep an alert eye out for a break in the water signaling a surfacing dolphin. BY RON MACARTHUR
Who can resist petting a friendly dog? Surely not this group of first-graders who are (l-r) Dalen Daminger, Anthony Rodriguez, Jake Hutchison, Patrick Donahue and his grandfather, John Donahue. They are petting Capt. H.D. Parson's dog Magic. BY RON MACARTHUR
Students did get glimpses of dolphins during their trip from the Delaware Bay to the Atlantic Ocean near the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse. BY RON MACARTHUR
Students Kelis Gibbs, front, Keller Mancari and Nevaeh Copes with first-grade teacher Katie Freer keep vigil on the upper deck of Thelma Dale V. BY RON MACARTHUR
Capt. H.D. Parsons brings Thelma Dale V into port at Fisherman's Wharf. BY RON MACARTHUR
As the ship's whistle blows, Mia Gallo covers her ears. BY RON MACARTHUR
Loaded with students, Adventurer II heads up the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal after the school's annual dolphin watch. BY RON MACARTHUR
First-grader Shannon McLaughlin has the wind-blown look as she stands in the bow of the boat. BY RON MACARTHUR
Students Alex Fitzkee, sitting, and Jacob Gabbard have great seats on the top deck of Thelma Dale V. BY RON MACARTHUR
On the way back to the dock, students gather for a game of getting untangled. BY RON MACARTHUR
All six classrooms of Richard Shields Elementary School first-graders walked from the school to Fisherman's Wharf May 28 on the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal for the annual dolphin watch cruise. Students, teachers and chaperones filled two boats and weren't disappointed. Several dolphins were sighted during the trip in the Delaware Bay out to the Atlantic Ocean.
