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I didn't paddle very close to these creatures, for they were alert to my barest approach, and I didn't want to disturb them. I saw both harbor seals and sea lions in the water, though I didn't take any photos of the swimming creatures. The fog and glare conspired to spoil those shots; or, I didn't solve the mechanical problem of catching images in such conditions.
My favorite word--garsecg--from the Old English Beowulf is a kenning or poetic riddle-word for the sea. It means "the spear-man," perhaps the echo of a figure like the Norse Aegir or some other surly northern Neptune. In other texts, garsecg seems to be an adjective meaning "sea-like," "stormy" or "tempestuous."