By mid-morning the safari reached an inlet where the tide ran lazy and the water held the color of old coins. A pod of small dolphins worked the channel, their backs puncturing the surface in neat intervals—an arranged punctuation to the broader sentence of the sea. Cameras lifted in unison; for a moment each device was a tiny lighthouse, casting frantic acknowledgment. Yet some watchers lowered their lenses and simply watched, letting the dolphins draw their own lines across the water.