[Paddlewise] Demented Seal

Well...just when you think its safe to go back in the water again (or in
my case, not refer to my previous attempts at humor via a vis the
Codeine induced rant about mother nature's conspiracy to weed out weak,
weekend paddlers), along comes a front page news paper article in the
Victoria Times/Colonist.

It would seem to bear witness to my "theory". Apparently, a "demented"
seal has been targeting paddlers off Texada Island in the Canadian
Northern Gulf Islands. The rogue seal is leaping into open boats and has
gone so far as to upset and capsize a kayaker, and chased another to
shore. One little girl in a row boat had the seal  wrap its flippers
right around her, as it began attacking her face. The father had to
smash it with an oar and then pry it off. Other attacks are being
reported. In one incident, the seal dove up into a Zodiac, and snapped a
child by the wrist, nabbing her watch as an adult pulled the child away.

The local newspaper in the area, the "Powell River Peak", reported about
another kayaker who was chased out of the water, boat and all. The
female paddler then described how the seal bit her kayak and left teeth
marks in the hull as she abandoned it to nearby rocks. Since the panicky
paddler was a born-again Christian, she prayed for the lord's help. She
stated there was an aggression in those black eyes. A Dept. of Fisheries
official said it was probably all due to the huge number of Orcas that
have come through the Strait of Georgia this year, including a high
number of transient Orcas. He said a seal knows the difference, and
transient Orcas really put the "fear of Christ" into a seal. The
investigation continues.

Hey, I don't make this stuff up guys. I just predict it before it
happens. Jackie, watch out for your Westie in the back hatch. You really
just don't know what dangers lurk out there, just below the surface of
the water..."duhhhhh dum, duhhhhhh dum, duhhhh dum" (Jaws theme).  :-)

Check this out below, if you don't believe me. It's a shortened version
of the newspaper article:


http://www2.mybc.com/bc/news/fs.cfm?id=492267

BC'in Ya
Doug Lloyd (who got rid of all the giant clams from his house, finally -
and Codeine)

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