Day 2 update from Nick:

Pete, Nick, Andy and Celine went to Elkhorn Slough to look for a rogue otter that had been approaching people too easily. We did not find the otter but the wildlife, in particular, the birdlife in the Slough is in abundance. Stopping for lunch at ‘Hummingbird Island’ was a treat and surprising to find how territorial hummingbirds were (flying direct at us without any time to duck!)!

In the afternoon we ventured down to Moss Landing to observe the Sea Otter activities, including foraging, grooming, traveling and playing, there was a large population (50ish) in a raft together which was great to watch. Apart from seeing seals, sea lions (and if your name is Andy, a beaver!), an added treat was to observe 2 otters who had never been observed feeding in 3 inlet tunnels that had significant tide flowing through, these otters were going up into the tunnels and came out to feed right at our feet, and watching them crack open the clams with a rock on their chest was cool and cute!