This week I’ve been working on (as well as 101 other things) a proposal for a series on the New Zealand Fur Seal pups. Here’s a sneak preview, with a few excerpts from the article…
…The sentence began “So have you seen?…” and as the words “seal pups” and “waterfall” were heard everything said before, during and after became blurred noise…
…As we moved on over the bridge and continued along the footpath we just couldn’t believe the amount of pups we encountered. Some slept in the roots of trees, others squabbled on the banks, while more played carelessly in the fast flowing water, they were everywhere!…
..We reluctantly and tentatively made a move back down the stream towards the car park, incessantly aware that we were moving away from something spectacular, something we may never experience again…