An encounter with a sea lion at the men’s room on a day trip to San Cristobal Island, Galápagos Islands. Our guide said to go use the bathroom and be back in 5 minutes. Most of us had no experience with sea lion encounters in the men’s room. What to do? None of us could imagine it would be ferocious like in other places on earth but still it was a two legged sea dog with teeth.
With men exiting the bathroom she decided to take off.
Pretty cool. A real Galápagos Islands travel experience. A sure sign of how much fun the rest of the day would be when we went swimming with sea lions.
Lot’s more about the Galápagos Islands and Ecuador coming soon.
Safe travels,
Mike
ExploreDreamDiscover Talks 
If you’re going swimming with these guys later it’s good they wash up first. Better than some of the people who use my pool. Cheers ! Look forward to more.
Later…
LikeLike
hahaha
LikeLike
What an experience…love the photos…thank you 🙂
LikeLike
Thanks. How’s life in your world these days?
LikeLike
Cooling down here ~ thankfully 🙂
LikeLike
This is so awesome ! What a unique and Galapagos only experience!
LikeLike
Absolutely. Don’t be share to shy that it. As you can imagine we were all standing there with our hands in pockets looking at each other and wondering what to do.
LikeLike
Our experience with sea lions was that they didn’t give much quarter, and the males blocking a path can be a bit aggressive.
LikeLike
We just threw empty budweiser cans at them. Works every time ;>)
LikeLike
I wonder what the males would have done had the cans been full…
AV
LikeLike
You know I was joking , right?
LikeLike
Having experienced male sealions around the Ballestas Is (couldn’t afford Galapagos) as a tour guide, they can get pretty damned obstreperous; and 300kgs of stroppy sealion is not to be taken lightly. If it came to a matter of survial, political correctness would have gone right out the window. But, yes, I did realise your remark was in jest, hence my reply.
LikeLike
I only encountered a few bulls while in the islands. I tend to avoid testosteroney males of any species.
LikeLike
Wise 🙂
AV
LikeLike
Awesome.
LikeLike
So so so so
LikeLike
So sweet 🙂
LikeLike
I’ve grown very fond of your posts, There is always something interesting and not that ordinary you present, a good recipe for fun times.
LikeLike
That is humbling. Thank you.
LikeLike
Priceless. So glad you caught the fleeting moment! 🙂
LikeLike
I was really lucky to have the quick draw camera reflex that day because that episode was so short. I am always impressed by photographers that capture these moments in focus and with proper exposure….
LikeLike
Reblogged this on ChristianAdventurer2 and commented:
You never know what you will encounter when you step outside your daily routine and travel this big beautiful globe!
LikeLike
You nailed it. This is something I really want to convey here and throughout my writing. Cheers for sharing.
LikeLike
I wish they had a like button on WordPress. It would be so much simpler. You are very welcome my fellow traveler. Happy trails!
LikeLike
Hey Mike that is so nice, interesting and entertaining love it!
LikeLike
Thanks. I was really lucky to get the photo before she ran away.
LikeLike
Hilarious!
LikeLike
In hind sight. I really had to go.
LikeLike
Very cute!!
LikeLike
Pingback: Swimming with sea lions « ExploreDreamDiscover Talks
Super cute! Loved the post
LikeLike
Cute is definitely the word. Wait til you see the pups video.
LikeLike
Thanks for coming by, Jim
LikeLike
You bet. Hows life down there? Shaping up to be spring here in a month or so.
LikeLike
Some women!
Ellespeth
LikeLike
Wellll, she was pretty cute.
LikeLike
How very Galapagos! 🙂 I worked with sea lions in a rehab setting and was constantly surprised by how strong (& strong-willed!) they are.
LikeLike
Yeah, life is so cool there. I am still not recovered. Where did you do rehab?
LikeLike
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur in California. It was a really great experience.
LikeLike
I bet. I am not much of a mammal guy but that was an amazing experience I had. Most of my previous up close experiences with marine mammals was eating them.
LikeLike