New watch! :)

My new watch! :) OK - well, it's new to me. It's a used Panerai PAM219 Luminor Base, destro (left handed version).

It's a manual wound watch, which I wasn't too keen on initially, but am starting to like more and more now, as it forces me to take a minute every day to appreciate the watch! :)

Plus I can see the numbers better now that my eyes are going! ;)

Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo

We went to see the Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo this weekend, a state reserve in San Mateo county that is home to the largest breeding colony of the Elephant Seals. They are only here for 3 months to mate. During that time, the males establish a dominance hierarchy and build their harems, and spend the rest of the time fending off other suitors or mating. A male shown in the picture, the longer the "elephant trunk", the older the seal. Also the scars on his chest show some of the wounds of battle.