Pacific Ocean: meeting with sea lions

Kamchatka. Near the cape Kekurny there is a unique place.
Only here you can see the rookery of Steller sea lions and swim to them in a boat.

The cape was given a name by Ferdinand Wrangel - the Russian admiral and polar explorer.
Kekury are high rock pillars that rise above the water.
The place for ships and boats is quite dangerous.

From the water and rocks there is an incredibly strong smell of seaweed.

Cries of hundreds of birds.
Seagulls, geese, puffins - there's no one here.

June, and on the banks still lies the snow.

We enter a small bay through the Straits of Danger.

Silence.
There is no wind.

And around - BEAUTY !!!

Dozens of curious muzzles, leaning out of the water began to move in our direction.

The sea lions!
The most daring.

It's scary when they get under the boat

A large family is lying on a rock, warming a fur coat and kumming around the main male.

Female small - up to two meters, 300-350 kilograms.
But the male is a giant. Similar alfasamtsy reach and tons.

Sailed competitor and trying to climb the cliff!

The leader of the pack roared loudly. Females help)
Interesting...

The competitor fled, almost turning my boat

Amazing creatures.
Both touch and admire simultaneously.

Kamchatka is magical.
The wild, cold edge of this nature is impressive, surprises and beckons again and again ...

With best regards @Nikitinskiy
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