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| Photo by: Ellen Black Wylde |
By
Olaf Mitchell
Last week we had a Monk Seal visit us at the beach that I live at on the north shore of Maui.
My friend Tracy Harrap was attempting to launch her windsurfer as the seal was trying to come on to the rocky shore.
They had a delightfully playful little encounter that was miraculously captured by Tracy's friend Ellen.
Tracy sent the images to me in an informal email and I am posting the text in the message just as I received it.
Tracy wrote,"Olaf.... here are those photos of the seal and me that I told you about."
Tracy also wrote,"if its not a dolphin its a seal.... pretty funny..... he came really close to me.. i wanted to give it a hug!" but instead i said hello gourgous and gave it a playfull splash.... in return i got splashed back...(in photo) that was the funny part and the face expression it gave me when i did that... and of course my face says it all. I wanted out.. it wanted in ...who was in the way?.... the playfull splash may have been taken as..... "hey you..you in my way.... and the splash back... "what?..who u think you are... I want in"
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| Photo by: Ellen Black Wylde |
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| Photo by: Ellen Black Wylde |
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| Photo by: Ellen Black Wylde |
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| Photo by: Ellen Black Wylde |
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| Photo by: Ellen Black Wylde |
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| Photo by: Ellen Black Wylde |
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| Photo by: Ellen Black Wylde |
Note from Goldie "Ellen who took the photos in in town with her husband and 16 yr old daughter from hoodriver... their first time here... Fiona is proving to be a very good waterwomen already competing in windsurf racing and SUP... nice to see a young girl up and coming with a fresh bounce of excittment for the sport and new at trying wave sailing having already spent the last few days sailing at hookipa with the big boys... Dean and i took her for a downwinder on Sunday to show her the spots and sail with the flying fish!"
ReplyDeleteWish we were still in Maui to see you in action with the Seal Tracy aka Goldie! :-)
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