Scared of seals?
So last week, I’m windsurfing after work and I look ahead I see a head poking out of the water, and I was like “Hmmm, who’s swimming at this time of day?” and then the head goes back under water… “Peculiar” I think “Maybe its a seal?” So I continue to head to shore (even my 4.8 I was still over powered) and then the head pops back up and sure enough it was a seal.
At first I’m excited, and I want to call it over like I would a dog. Its looking at me, curious about me as I it. But then I remembered there was a seal attack last year and then caution over comes me and I make my way toward shore, away from the seal that is in the way. He kept going under water and then popping back up a little closer to me. I was thinking of hoping up on my board but the fin was incredibly long and it would have just kept getting caught on the muck at the bottom, so I just kept going.
I eventually passed the seal and I turn around, and there he is again behind me, head bobbing up and down looking at me, and I continue to shore, but each time I look back, he kept getting closer, I kept walking away, he kept getting closer. I’m actually a bit nervous by now. I keep walking backwards toward shore and he’s still following me, keeping his eye on me as I watched him.
I finally made it back to shore and I kept my eye out on the horizon to keep a watch on him. And he was still watching me. After a few minutes I turned around and headed back up to the shack.
I was wowed.
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