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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aren't there rules against engaging with wildlife that all you Galapagos fans quote?[/quote]

I haven’t been to Galapagos but in Hawaii, the rule is basically you can chase the turtles.  If you’re just swimming and a turtle comes up to you, it’s not like you have to run away, but you can’t then follow the turtle when it swims away.  
In Yellowstone, you are supposed to keep a certain number of feet from bison.  We had a bison walk right by our rental car—within 2 feet—and there was no place we could go as we were stuck in a line of cars (stopped waiting for bison crossing the road).  I held my breath and took pictures through the closed window as the bison could have clearly flipped out car with little effort if he had been startled.  He was so big!

I guess both of those are on my list —
Snorkeling with turtles and boating along na Palo coast in Hawaii
Stopping for bison crossing in Yellowstone
Dog sledding on glacier in Alaska 
Meeting the bark rangers at Denali
A week we stayed on isla Mujeres before there were any real hotels there, in the 90s—just little Mexican family owned hotels and sk American hippies that ran a smoothie and waffles shop

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PP here who suggested the sea lions…exactly.  This is fine.  You don’t have to run away from the animals!  In fact, the sea lions would probably think that’s a game and follow you.  They are incredibly playful.

I was recently reading a book about the discovery of the Endurance in the Antarctic, and once the Weddell seals came up in the ship when they opened the bay to put out the sonar scanning probes.  Some of the preeminent ocean scientists in the world found it magical.

They are curious and delightful creatures.  Respect them, use common sense and all is well.[/quote]

They have big teeth and mouths full of bacteria and bite.  They are not cute puppies.[/quote]

You need to grow a spine.  I would hate being so afraid of everything in life.  No wonder you haven’t had any adventures, you are scared of your own shadow.

If one bites me I’ll clean it with Hibiclens and take a Z pack.  Big deal.  I take both when I travel to remote places.[/quote]

You sound like a Darwin award nominee.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce31zz3q42wo[/quote]

And how do you get some random doc to prescribe Zpak for a disease you dont have. 
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NP. Yeah I was wondering that too. I came kind of close to being bitten by a seal on a kayaking trip (it jumped out of the water aggressively onto our kayak) and after that I learned that a local guide had been bitten a couple weeks before. Nothing about what I heard about that made me want to risk going through it myself.[/quote]

I described it above.  I take 2 kinds of ABX (I don’t like to use a Z pack for little stuff like ear infections, so I also take amoxicillin), pain meds, muscle relaxers, anti-diarrhea and nausea meds (usually Zofran), and often anti-malarials.  If you regularly travel to developing areas you know better than to go without the proper tools.  There is a reason Claire took ABX back in time with her in Outlander!  It’s easy to get if your doctor is aware of your travels.  I can always email him for advice while gone, but I can’t always get the right meds![/quote]

Those aren't the recommended antibiotics for seal bites. I'm not sure I'd base medical care on a bodice ripper TV show.[/quote]

They would get me home fine.

We have already established that your safety tolerance is nonexistent and you won’t be going on any adventures, so I doubt you have to worry about any of this.  It’s funny that you doubt it’s possible to get ABX, then when I explain how it is done that isn’t “safe enough” for you.  Just stay home, we get it.[/quote]

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