Field trip up north to see the annual convergence of the elephant seals. Fascinating animals. This docent led walk takes you right by them. The masses on the beach don't much notice viewers but you have to walk silently and stealthily past the ones farther up on the beach who are lolling in the pools. They move quickly and will do so if they feel threatened. Because it was a gray day it made for a lively day with fighting and scraping. We saw one baby get rolled right over by a big male defending his terrritory and we saw two females scraping over whose baby was it? Meanwhile there was an abandoned one a few yards off. They finally sorted it out and one of them lumbered off to take care of the neglected offspring.
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