> JF> pretty cool. Could you get pretty close to them?
 > You can't chase them down without fear of being arrested, and
 > frankly, I doubt you could catch one without a scooter.  They
 > don't look like they're moving fast, but they can make more
 > revs than I can at flank speed.
        Really?  I'm truly surprised!  Oh that darned Jaques Cousteau just 
makes it look so easy huh?
 > OTOH, if you just act like you're ignoring them, they may
 > come right up to you and allow you to scratch their backs.
        Yeah... That's how my husband got a hold of me!  Ha Ha!  But really - 
that's what we had to do with the seals and sea lions out at Los Coronados. 
They really would just swim right up to you... Kind'a like a "drive by 
sniffing."   :)
 > On one memorable day, I got to watch two manatees making
 > little manatees about 10 feet away from me.
 > Even my cat demands more privacy than that......
        Oh young love...
                                Gots ta goezes!
                                Janis
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