Sea Lions — Morro Bay

Posted on April 13, 2009 in Creatures Photos Travels - So Cal

The unmistakable barking drew us ahead. I put madness to my walk, tossing my head to my left as Lynn did her best to drag and be dragged by Drake. Six of them loitered on a raft behind a sea food takeout window. Number Six dove into the water while the rest shuttered their eyes tightly against my flash.

Drake, whose fur rose at the scent of a German Shepherd, took little notice of these lugubrious pinnepeds anchored less than ten feet below his feet. “Barnyard animals,” he might have scoffed. “Mere livestock. Can we go now?” He puttered and pulled at his leash while I angled for a visual understanding of how this pack sprawled on its unsteady dock.