Californian Sailing Trip/Sealion Pics

In 2010 I was invited on and sail boat trip by my American friend Pete. We were to sail from San Francisco to Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. I had never been on a sail boat or sailing before so I jumped at the opportunity to have another adventure.

Well, I have never been so sea sick in my entire life. We hit a massive storm about 3 days into the trip off the Californian/Oregon coast and I spent 36 hrs laying in my bunk so we had to put into Portland where I decide to get off.

The waves were so high that the waves were a couple of stories high on either side of our little sail boat. It was a really surreal experience to be so little. You gotta give a lot of credit to those brave souls who go to sea for a living.

It is virtually impossible to relax enough do a crap in rough seas when you have your feet and hands bracing your self against the toilet wall and trying to hold onto the toilet seat with a clenched butt. Then I get an "are you ok in there" followed by a lot of bad language from me and then a lot snickering from the boat cabin. Bastards!!!!

It was a unique experience.

I eventually ended up in Alaska and stayed with my friend Pete for a few months.

I hope you like my post and Photo's.

cheers
Baz!

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This baby sealion decided to pay us a visit on the second day and stayed over night until Pete kicked him/her off. He/she did a great job of climbing up on deck. We were not sure if he was being chased by a predator or just wanted a rest. Anyway, he/she was a welcome surprise.