Yeah – like me, you’d probably need to Google that.
And even, like why?
Because Sass and I had had a close encounter with this one
when we were at Robe over Christmas.
We were in the surf – without boards (I don’t recall why) –
just leaping around in the waves when I thought I spotted someone on a board ‘out
the back’. Then they disappeared.
A moment later ‘they’ reappeared and I realised it was an
animal.
“Look Sass!’ I said, pointing. “It’s a seal!”
At a safe distance, the concept of being in the waves with a seal was kind of appealing.
And then it caught a wave, body surfing towards us like a
torpedo. And I realised it was a heck of a lot bigger than a seal.
Sass and I were both wearing black wetsuits and the thought occurred
to me that perhaps this brute thought we were a couple of females
of the same species that he should check out.
At that point, I wondered if sea lions were dangerous. Having
not Googled that before, I wasn’t sure, so decided panic was the best course of
action.
“Sass! Run! Get out of the water!!” We waded as fast as we
could through waist-deep water, eventually making it to the beach before our new
friend.
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| This is a stock shot but you get the idea |
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| This is the actual sea lion in question - Sass got a shot from the cliff |
