Oct 11 2008
Back on the water
As I mentioned before in an earlier post, there are lots and lots of sea mammals in the channel of Santa Barbara. The most abundant of these are the sea lions. During our cruise (the one I mention below) were were shadowed by young sea lions who found us a curiosity that was too good to pass up. Luckily, our boat uses an impeller, not a propeller, which means there is no whirling blades of death awaiting the unwary, yet playful, marine mammals.
Sea lions are so plentiful that there are a variety of ways to see them in Santa Barbara, from the super cheap “Captain Ron” tour (about $5 for an hour’s tour) to the more expensive “Land Shark” amphibious tour of Santa Barbara and the harbor. If you get sea sick (or, if you’ve never been on a boat before) I’d recommend taking dramamine or chewing on candied ginger to calm you stomach because both methods I mentioned above can (and usually do) get choppy.
The sea lions have tons of food available in the channel, usually feeding on sardines until they get sleepy. Then they “haul out” onto any available platform and sleep - WHAT A LIFE! Here are some pics of our sea lion friends - including them sleeping on an oil drilling platform!
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Thanks for visiting my site. I had not heard of the book, “A Courage to Teach.” It looks like a good book and I think I want to go out and get out. Your pictures are great! The Sea Lions are such cool animals.
Love the photos. I need to add photos to my blog. It definitely adds interest.
I would love to go on one of those tours. This makes me want to travel now!