Can you find the seal in this photo of Dunvegan Castle? You know somebody feeds it regularly on the rock so that tourists can get their money shots!
Thom took this as we headed out with four other passengers on a small "clinker" boat with an outboard motor.
Harvey, our guide, knew right where to go. These common gray seals were ready for their close-ups. Other bigger seals that occasionally swim in from the ocean during storms are their only predators.
No sea otters, dolphins or puffins, all indigenous to the area, graced our tour. No matter. You couldn't beat the scenery.
Despite the mostly sunny skies, rain misted us while Harvey raged against aquaculture.
He also insisted that kayakers disturb the seals more than the boat tours, insisting the delightful creatures are particularly sensitive to the slap of paddles and underwater vibrations they cause. I found that hard to believe.
We passed basalt islands that looked like stumpier version of Kilt Rock.
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