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Repost: Swimming with Sea Lions in the Galapagos

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Rick SpilmanApril 22, 2022

My wife and I took an incredible trip to the Galapagos in 2017. An updated repost.  We spent a week on Ecoventura‘s 83’ MY Eric and visited six of the more eastern islands of the archipelago. We saw many of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Galapagos, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal, Sea Lion

Swimming with Sea Lions in the Galapagos

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Rick SpilmanNovember 10, 2021

My wife and I took an incredible trip to the Galapagos in 2017. An updated repost.  We spent a week on Ecoventura‘s 83’ MY Eric and visited six of the more eastern islands of the archipelago. We saw many of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Galapagos, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal, Sea Lion

A Sea Lion Pup Wanders into a Seafood Restuarant

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Rick SpilmanApril 9, 2016

So, a sea lion pup wanders into a seafood restaurant and settles down in a booth ….. It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but last February, a malnourished 8-month old sea lion pup appeared in a booth in The … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged Sea Lion, SeaWorld's Animal Rescue Center, The Marine Room

Tough Times for Tugs – Three Recent Casualties

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Rick SpilmanMarch 8, 2014

Life on a tugboat can be tough.  Tugs are small vessels with very big engines, with just enough buoyancy to stay afloat and upright. They generate great forces and move around vessels much, much larger than themselves in often challenging … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Kingston, Pushy, Sea Lion, tug boat
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