NYCkayaker Its always when your camera battery is already empty....

[Tim Gamble]

Today as Harry, Nancy, and I were paddling right in front of the DTBH 72nd
Street dock we spotted a small seal in the water.

It was very curious and followed us popping up, first behind, then in
front again. It seemed very interested and was getting closer and closer.

So I made the classic keetch keetch noise and held my hand out like I had
some food. It always works with dogs, so I figured it might work with a
seal too.

The seal swam closer and closer, and then put it's paws up on my front
hatch. It looked at me once more, then hauled itself up ONTO MY FRONT
HATCH COVER.

It sat up there for about 30 seconds while I carefully balanced, then it
jumped back in the water on the other side of my boat.

Really incredible!!!

Elizabeth from the DTBH got a picture of it a few hours earlier on the
DTBH dock at 72nd St.

I put it on my blog:
www.messageinabottleproject.com




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Tim Gamble
917-721-8851