Above is an early morning shot from my balcony at the Harbor Lite Motel. Not a bad view to wake up to. Below is one of the regular scenes as you enter the harbor in Fort Bragg. There are dozens of seals that like to play around the entrance to the harbor and actually on the docks as well. This signal buoy near the narrows where the Noyo River flows into the Pacific is a favorite spot. Usually if you get close enough to get a shot of one of these guys they dive off before you can get one, but his particular seal wasn't too interested in moving.

I believe it is pretty well established that Jonathan Boynton is nuts. Above you can see Jonathan's method for storing his catch of abalone when he is finishing his dive. Other ab divers will have a net bag or some place on the boat for their stash and will give you each ab as they bring them up. Jonathan doesn't bother with return trips to the boat. He just lets these big suckers hang onto his wetsuit until he has his limit. In the photo below you can see an almost naked man swimming through kelp and 50 degree water between rocks and swells on a dare to find an abalone at Winesong. . .that would also be Jonathan. Everyone will be relieved to know he made it back from this stunt with chattering teeth and few signs of brain damage.