Last weekend, my wife surprised our younger daughter Mollie and her boyfriend Ben by taking them down to the Bahia Hotel for a staycation. I couldn’t stay the night, I was working, but I joined them for breakfast on Saturday.

The Bahia has a small pool out front where they take care of two rescue seals… both of which are blind.

But they are so cute!

Wait, I think they are seals… but maybe they are sealions… or not. I think those are bigger. I should know this.

Whichever, you gotta love them.

One of them got hold of a feeder buoy, put the metal weight on her tummy, and chewed on the rope.

Oh, good times.

It was a little overcast when I got down to the bay, but it cleared up later.

The Pacific Ocean is right behind those building over there.

I know, it looks like the Mississippi River, but we have paddle wheelers in Southern California too.