Seal Adventure (The Seal Part)

As promised, this post contains the pictures of the seals, which were the highlight of our tour.

We'd been driving along the beach, and the tour guide suggested that we start looking out for seals near the water. While everything was beautiful, we didn't see any seals as we drove along, and I began to feel a bit concerned that we weren't going to see any. I shouldn't have worried, though.

This is Tongue Point, where we stopped. Can you see the seals? I didn't see them at first, but they're there.

Here, I'll get closer so you can see better. See them now? I hope so! Look how many there are! Tongue Point is obviously the place to be if you're a seal, because there was one on almost every rock. 

I was fascinated watching them move so gracefully in the water. They spun and dove and flipped effortlessly.

This one made us laugh, lounging right in front of us, and then every so often looking over its shoulder at us like this.

This one looks so happy to me!

And this one is just like a cat, soaking up the sun. Notice how light-coloured and fluffy their fur turns when it's dry, compared to being almost black when wet.

This one was particularly magestic.

J likes to do this pose from The Life Aquatic (a movie he likes), and elected to point at the famous Leaning Lighthouse off the coast.

Here we are in seal land!

Our guide assured us that the seals were pretty calm, but warned us not to get in between them and the water, and to stay a respectful distance away. After my traumatic seal experience with Holly in New Plymouth (which you can read about here), I was not going to go too close to those seals under any circumstances! Not surprisingly, when there wasn't a wonderful but insane dog jumping on them, the seals were happy to mind their own business.

We are appreciative of this tour company, and of our guide, for this engaging and fascinating experience. We'll be recommending it as a fun afternoon for people who come to visit us, as well. You can read more about them at their website: http://www.sealcoast.com/