It’s a “Sea Lion Rave!”

The Guardian just posted this story ab out the deluge of Sea Lions who have shown up in San Francisco! As they report:

“More than 1,000 sea lions have gathered at San Francisco’s Pier 39 this spring, the largest herd in at least 15 years. Mounds of floppy, delightfully ungraceful marine mammals have plopped themselves on to rafts along the city’s pier, displaying themselves to the thousands of tourists who pass by the area each day.”

According to the staff at the pier, the gathering has been attracted to a feast of anchovies in the bay. “With a steady food supply from a large school of anchovy, the sea lions are extra active!” the pier tweeted from its official account this week.

The charming pinnipeds have become a major attraction in the city since they first arrived at the pier about 35 years ago. The first – a big guy that staff had nicknamed Flea Collar because he had a piece of fishing net stuck around his neck – arrived in 1989. And then several hundred of his friends followed.

My wife and I have seen this several times – here’s a look at San Francisco’s free water show!

Welcome To Party Central For Sea Lions!

This is Pier 39, located along San Francisco’s iconic Fisherman’s Wharf district – and it is also a gathering spot for hundreds of wild Sea Lions!

These very rowdy creatures frolic in the water and slide up onto the buoys that line the pier…they are fun and free to watch, and they make quite a racket!

Here is some video I shot of them having a good time in the sunshine, while hundreds of tourists gathered to watch!

You can watch them for as long as you can stand the smell – yes, hundreds of Sea Lions gathered do cause a bit of a stink – but it’s worth it!

It’s just one of the many fun things to do in San Francisco – and if it makes you hungry, well there is this:

San Francisco is home to the iconic restaurant “House Of Prime Rib” and yes, that’s what they do and do well!

Click here for the entire menu and wild presentation!

If you want more sea life, why not drive a few hours south of San Francisco to check out these incredible Jellyfish:

You can see more of our incredible tour of Monterey’s Aquarium here:

And if you want more great tourist ideas for San Francisco, why not climb up Coit Tower?

This iconic tower was the site of a classic Alfred Hitchcock movie as well, so of course it was one of my “hitch Hike” stories…see it here:

And if you are in San Francisco, why not visit “The Rock?”

It’s a great tourist destination: a boat across San Francisco Bay drops you off on Alcatraz Island, and you can go inside and lock yourself up!

Click here for great videos and pics of the very small cells inside!

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