On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Paul Montgomery <paul_at_paddleandoar.com>wrote: > > But imagine my surprise when a seal surfaced just a few > feet away! > > There was, allegedly, a seal that enjoyed climbing onto kayak decks in the Anacortes area according to a story we heard from the employees of a now-defunct paddling shop there. Close encounter of the unwanted kind? Even so, my memories of paddling and boating on Puget Sound do not include encounters of any sort with seals, sea lions, bald eagles, otters, etc. This includes having an office that actually extended over the salt water in Coupeville with lots of windows (in 1965). Saw a lot of seagulls though. I would like to add that my thoughts are with the friends and families of the four police officers killed yesterday as well as with the residents of the Lakewood and Tacoma and the entire area.. Quite a shock. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Nov 30, 2009, at 7:33 PM, Craig Jungers wrote: > There was, allegedly, a seal that enjoyed climbing onto kayak decks > in the Anacortes area according to a story we heard from the > employees of a now-defunct paddling shop there. The big surprise for me is that this was in Lake Washington - not salt water. Paul Montgomery paul_at_paddleandoar.com http://paddleandoar.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Last year in Tomales Bay, several kayaker reported being accosted by an otter. He would board the kayaks and take things like water bottles and leave. Never did any physical damage that I heard of. One person having the encounter saw this otter was tagged and reported the number to the park rangers. They said he was a known problem and had been brought up from Monterey because of his boldness. Didn't hear what happened to him after that, i've heard no more reports this year. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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