The story for this episode is inspired by a holiday I had on the Gold coast with husband and three daughters who were all quite young - that perfect age for the theme parks. They specifically wanted to visit Sea World – an aquatic themed park with incredible marine life exhibits and thrilling rides. My middle child – who loves snorkeling and scuba diving – was absolutely thrilled to be chosen during the dolphin show to meet and touch a dolphin. It was an incredible spectacle but left me with conflicting feelings about the ethics of keeping such intelligent animals in captivity and for the purposes of entertaining humans. In fact, I found the Gold Coast itself quite a conundrum – an area that’s renowned for its tourism and high rises on the beach I also found offered a lot of natural beauty – and it’s this clash of humans versus nature that I explore in the story via the prism of a young family that’s recently relocated there. I hope you enjoy it.

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