Re: Dolphins at third

From: sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis
Date: Tue May 07 1996 - 17:12:01 PDT


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Subject: Re: Dolphins at third


     
     
     You gotta check http://www.best.com/~bobc/third.shtml, I think it is
     one of the funniest pages I have ever seen. I am biased though...
     -stephane
     
     

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Subject: Dolphins at third
Author: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis at Internet
Date: 5/7/96 3:39 PM

At 08:58 AM 5/7/96 -0700, you wrote:
     
>
>On another funnier, but potentially more dangerous note:
>I was sailing in the middle of the bay on a full plane, slightly op when a sea
>lion (not a seal, he must have been 8-10' long and big) popped his head up
>directly in my path about 2 board lengths in front of me(close enough to
>smell!). He was too close to take evasive actions at that speed so all I was
>able to do was SCREAM at the top of my lungs. It would have been hilarious to
>get a picture of me shitting in my pants and the look of surprised look on >the
sea lion's face. Luckily, he managed to dive before I hit him, I was >impressed
with how such a big creature could move so fast when there was >impending death
;)
>Needless to say, if I did happen to hit him, there could have been grave
>consequences....probably would have broken my finbox/board or some ribs as I
>got rag-dolled over the front.
     
On a still funnier note - I've seen big things that look like dolphins but
maybe were sea lions at third avenue. Check out the third ave cam at
http://www.best.com/~bobc/third.shtml. They appear to enjoy windsurfers
often mimicking or chasing them. Not clear if they think we're one of them
or a meal - in the murky waters it is hard to tell one fin from another.
     
Bob Colopy
bobc@best.com-DeleteThis
http://www.best.com/~bobc
     



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