tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568198983140309755.post4611467249979291362..comments2023-07-01T19:03:20.587+10:00Comments on jumping aground: Seals and rubber boatsSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568198983140309755.post-78157424680110044442012-03-06T18:16:50.030+11:002012-03-06T18:16:50.030+11:00Richard - That's it Road Runner - that's w...Richard - That's it Road Runner - that's what you looked like - oh, gosh, it was brilliant! I remember thinking the seal would really do you some serious damage. You'd only need a bump from one and you'd fall and get squashed in a terminal kind of way. They're fast! I don't think I mentioned that. Gosh we had fun didn't we :D I's so glad you found the post. Hugs. xoxo<br /><br />Hilary. It WAS heart stopping. Even though I've put a lighthearted spin on the story, it was extremely concerning.<br /><br />Jan. I love the word wherry, it conjures up 'romantic' images of days gone by. Funny about bits of rope, we seem to have a collection of them too. I always seem to return with pretty bits of shell tucked in my pockets which mostly get taken out before going in the washing machine.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568198983140309755.post-52551693594088285472012-03-05T10:24:13.570+11:002012-03-05T10:24:13.570+11:00we often see a seal or two when we go out the bay ...we often see a seal or two when we go out the bay in our canoe (or our wherry) but we don't get that close. I hate scrambling around on wet rocks - I usually stay in the canoe when Ron sees a treasure - always the same thing - a bit of rope. He's a strange one! Thanks for the wonderful story and I'm glad Richard is still in one piece!Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568198983140309755.post-78302831532509852042012-03-04T23:58:03.819+11:002012-03-04T23:58:03.819+11:00Hi Sue .. sounds like a fairly heart-stopping mome...Hi Sue .. sounds like a fairly heart-stopping moment! One of those stories you can tell ... amazing what the human bod can do at times ..? Great your cousin remembers all!<br /><br />Cheers and I love the photos - and just being able to wander along the shore looking at the seaweeds et al in the pools and tidal areas .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568198983140309755.post-52772037980014148652012-03-04T22:06:33.210+11:002012-03-04T22:06:33.210+11:00Ah yes, the whole thing is etched in my brain, I r...Ah yes, the whole thing is etched in my brain, I recall flying through the air, completely avoiding the rocks I had to scramble up to get to the top, in preference for the aforementioned Road Runner style just keep running horizontally until gravity takes hold. I had some vague idea I was heading for the boat as I do believe I was fully clothed and perhaps Ian was starting the boat in great haste to get out of the way of some lumbering great oaf - the seal - though probably also me. I had thought while making my escape that the seal would also be in full flight and possibly land on top of me. I was quite surprised and obviously relieved that it was not and gladly spluttered into the boat. These things move surprisingly fast over the ground and it clearly had the nouse to know that once I had literally taken flight it could go back to snoozing without needing to leap, get wet and clamber back up. No Bear Grill am I and clearly the whole top of the food chain thing requires a few tools of the trade and some determination rather than simply and suddenly appearing up over the edge of a rocky outcrop to view the fauna. All knowledge of seals in pots seemed to have been forgotten.<br /><br />I have thought of other trips tripped in said little red boat venturing into near oceans to islands with ONE thankfully very reliable motor!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023512792928774430noreply@blogger.com