Sea Lions have taken over the pier! Immerse yourself in their lazy group nap!
The VR Experience:
VR 360 View – California Sea Lions on pier in Marina Del Rey
We always try to hit Trader Joes when we get near one and Marina Del Rey has one. They also have a really nice park with some docks where Sea Lions congregate, rest, bark, swim, and raise a joyful ruckus. We were able to get really close on the docks.
They are here pretty much every day and can be a nuisance. That said, they didn’t invite a Marina into their neighborhood so people have to kind of accept it. The raucous noise is kind of fun, though the smell is less so. Still it’s pretty special to get so close with them and the VR makes it even cooler. Check it out.
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VR California Sea Lions in Marina Del Rey
Wikipedia:
Marina del Rey (Spanish for “Docks of the King”) is an unincorporated seaside community in Los Angeles County, California, with an eponymous harbor that is a major boating and water recreation destination of the greater Los Angeles area. The port is North America’s largest man-made small-craft harbor and is home to approximately 5,000 boats. The area is a popular tourism destination for both land and water activities such as paddle board and kayak rentals, dining cruises, and yacht charters. Land activities include bicycling on several bicycle paths, walking paths along the waterfront, and birdwatching (birding). Wildlife watching opportunities include California sea lions and harbor seals. Dolphins and whales occasionally visit the deeper waters of harbor. This Westside locale is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Santa Monica, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Los Angeles International Airport, and 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west-southwest of Downtown Los Angeles.
The harbor is owned by Los Angeles County and managed by the Department of Beaches and Harbors (DBH), but the waters are environmentally regulated by state government and federal government through their many agencies and departments with overlapping oversight. The Los Angeles Times said in a 1997 editorial that the harbor is “perhaps the county’s most valuable resource”. The population was 11,373 at the 2020 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Marina del Rey as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name; for example, the 90292 ZIP code includes all of Marina del Rey and portions of neighboring Los Angeles, such as Del Rey, and has a population of 21,576, more than double that of the CDP. Many residents of the 90292 ZIP code consider themselves to live in Marina del Rey even if they in fact live outside the official boundaries of the CDP.
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