From sea otters in Monterey, elephant seals in San Simeon to humpback whales, dolphins and sea lions off Newport Beach, LA. We've seen such amazing sea life and all in the beauty of the wild. No pens, no pets....just pure 100% wild and free animals. Sofia is still convinced that the model Ora whales she saw at the Monterey aquarium were real. She even tried to share her almonds with them - so we can add them to the list too :).
There has been no one highlight as they were all amazing. The sea otters were so sweet, sticking their paws out of the water to keep them warm. They even wrap their babies up in the kelp to keep them safe when they go hunting. It was birthing time for the elephant seals so every mum was nursing a baby. They were all covered in sand from flicking it onto themseves and rolling around, so I have no doubt the milk was a little gritty. The babies were gorgeous. The papas less so, but what they lacked in looks, they made up for in bulk. They are enormous but man, they can move when they want too.
And today, the last day in LA, was spent out on the water on a whale watching boat and we were not left disappointed (although after about 40 mins, we did think the only wildlife we'd see were 2 hungry seagulls). We saw 3 humpbacks including a baby, a pod of around 100 dolphins and some lovely lazy sea lions loafing on a buoy. Sofia thought they were all orca whales but she did manage to say 'humpback whales' too.
What a wonderful end to our stay in California. Perfect, unrushed and chilled.
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