Gabriola sea lionWhen I come across sea lions romping in the water just next to the beach, I often wish I had a Very Serious Camera, and I wish I’d brought my tripod, or at least my monopod. But honestly? If I had all that stuff to lug around, I’d never get to the beach.

This fellow is one of the tubby sea lions you sea at Whalebone, at Berry Point, at Drumbeg… and oh, probably all around Gabriola at this time of year.