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their own strength. They didn’t show themselves to be very intimidated by the

clicking rocks we serenaded them with but they did show themselves willing to

charge. These are big fellows and much more menacing than the 1to 2-year-old pups

we had contended with in February 2002! We stayed pretty much in a single file

while awaiting the Zodiacs, which seemed to take forever to rescue (I mean, reach) us

but we did manage to get off the beach without serious incident. However, because

of the presence of so many fur seals, it was decided not to land the rest of the

passengers on that beach but to offer Zodiac rides instead.

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