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Seal Watch 2013

September 5, 2013 By Carole

Of all the things we do on vacation, going to the beach is my favorite. I love to sit and chat, listen to the waves, bask in the sun, knit and occasionally swim. Sometimes, though, you need a break from the beach and one of the things we did on a beach break was go on a seal watch.

It was fantastic.

We all went, along with Kim and her family and we had the best time. We saw so many seals – a lot more than last year. And they are cute and fun to watch.

They tip their heads back – something called bottling – and actually doze off that way.

And they swim under the water and come back up and when they do they look over at the boat to make sure we are still watching and admiring them.

We saw a lot of males, with their big horse shaped heads.

And many females, too, with their more puppy like faces.

Our captain was great and gave us so much information about seals and how they spend their time. For instance, did you know that female seals are basically pregnant for their entire adult lives?

Yeah. Glad I’m not a seal.

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  1. Patty says

    September 5, 2013 at 6:05 am

    The horror! They do make life look fun though.

  2. kelly k says

    September 5, 2013 at 7:01 am

    Wow, that is SO Neat!!! They sure are special creatures! I can’t believe how strange the males look (a horse shaped head). I never knew that. You learn something new every day 🙂
    Thanks for sharing your great pictures and experience!

  3. Kim says

    September 5, 2013 at 8:11 am

    I think this was the highlight of our vacation for the girls. They really enjoyed seeing them.

  4. Jo-Ann says

    September 5, 2013 at 8:17 am

    They are just adorable … when Daisy is swimming I always think she looks like a seal! Great photos, thanks for sharing your seal watch with us!!

  5. margene says

    September 5, 2013 at 8:22 am

    I love seeing your pictures of the seals and learning the difference between the male and female faces. How fun to watch them sleep, swim and play all day.

  6. Marilyn says

    September 5, 2013 at 9:15 am

    Cool. And interesting! Always love your vacation photos. 🙂
    Pregnant that much, hunh? /shudder

  7. Donna says

    September 5, 2013 at 9:36 am

    I have never wanted to go on a Seal Watch in fear of getting sea sick but it looks like you stayed close to shore. Maybe I could do that. They are so darn cute!

  8. Jo says

    September 5, 2013 at 10:36 am

    OMG…glad I’m not a seal even if their faces are totally cute! What a fun way to spend part of your time at the share.

    P.S. it’s great to have you back!

  9. Kathode Ray Tube says

    September 5, 2013 at 12:20 pm

    Seals are so beautiful. I didn’t know about the endless pregnancy thing though. Yuck. Did you see any sharks while you were on your watch???

  10. Dianne says

    September 5, 2013 at 10:05 pm

    I never knew that the males and females have different shapes to their heads! Fascinating. I love trips/tours that are full of fun facts like that 🙂

  11. kmkat says

    September 6, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    Egads. That’s just… wrong.

  12. Mary says

    September 8, 2013 at 6:22 am

    who knew??! your photos are great – did you use a zoom lens to get so up close and personal?

  13. jill says

    September 15, 2013 at 12:34 am

    Ditto, about being glad we aren’t seals. Wonderful shots!

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