One of the great things about living in Marin:
Mary and I were taking a morning walk; we were sitting on a dock watching someone kayak in the water and thinking, "It sure would be a nice day to kayak."
So, we decided to go kayak. We ate some lunch and headed to Sea Trek to rent a double sit-on-top. We kayaked up Richardson Bay along the harbor seals in Sausalito (you can see them on the left on the dock.) We didn't want to get too close and disturb them. We lucked out though. One gray, spotted harbor seal didn't feel the distance was necessary! He/She followed us for quite some way, popping up often close enough to splash water on us or the kayak. What a wonderful companion! We watched the cormorants and pelicans of course and just enjoyed the lovely January weather. We made it pretty far up the bay, even getting to go under a small bike path bridge due to the exceptionally high tide.
My favorite part was when these two seals popped up right in front of us and it was so peaceful that all we could hear was the deep breaths they were taking through their nostrils, collecting air before plunging down again.
A nice way to spend the afternoon! (Not too many pictures due to the camera being wrapped in a plastic bag in my pocket in a limited mobility situation.)
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