Sea Lion!!

The students aren't in school yet, the first day of school is August 23.  So, for lunch I've been eating on the rocks in front of the channel that is between Japonski Island and Baranof Island.  The other day, I was eating lunch and a freaking sea lion popped out of the water.  I thought it was a seal at first, but nope.  Definitely, a sea lion.  They are big.  Animals sometimes come into the channel because the fish processing plants dump scraps into the water and sea gulls and apparently sea lions come for a free lunch.

Today, I was standing in the parking lot with Laura while this lady was throwing a ball into the water for her dog to jump in and catch.  They did this a few times, until a sea lion came up and tried to eat the dog.  It was awesome!  The sea lion came out of nowhere and was circling the dog, the dog, being stupid, was barking furiously at the sea lion and the lady was screaming from the shore.  The woman was trying to get the dog to get on shore and the dog continued barking while the sea lion circled closer and closer.  The dog, finally wising up went for the shore.  It got to the shore and the sea lion made a last minute charge, but didn't get the dog.  That was really cool!!  Sea lions are HUGE!