The Blob!!!! Plus Other Creatures From The Sea at Ohana Poke Company

This was a first -- after a nice little session in somewhat choppy seas the other day, and as I was heading in, I noticed a lady in a big straw hat. She was standing at the edge of the water waving and gesticulating somewhat frantically. When I reached the sand and unhooked my leash I got a better look at her -- She was maybe 70-something, with grey wind-blown hair under that big hat. She wore a very blue blouse, and she had an accent. I think it was Scottish, but maybe it was British. Anyway, turns out she was waving at me. Here was the conversation that unfolded:

Lady In Hat:  Did you see it?
Jason: See what?
Lady In Hat: There was a big thing out there.
Jason: A...what?
Lady In Hat: "It was swimming very close to you."
Jason:  It...whaaa...?
Lady In Hat: Kind of a big blob of a thing.
Jason:  Oh.  Um...Well, it was probably a dolphin.
Lady In Hat:  Oh...hmmmmm.
Jason:  Or a sea otter.  We see those a lot.
Lady In Hat: It could have been. Yes. Sea otter. Well, I just thought you should know. Big blob of a thing!

I thanked her for the heads-up and went to shower off. It's funny because there was a time when something like that would have totally flipped me out. But since I really hadn't even noticed anything swimming nearby it was all good. I've noted this before but we share the ocean with creatures of the sea. I've seen dolphins and I've seen sea otters, and I'm pretty sure that once I saw a baby tiger shark as it bumped off my leg. Pelicans soar overhead all the time, sometimes frighteningly close, like they might take off your head with those big sharp beaks. I've seen whales, but mostly when walking and mostly off of Malibu. Whatever The Blob was it decided to leave me alone so it's all good!

I was, of course, hungry after being in the water, and since I had creatures of the sea on the brain, some seafood seemed appropriate (okay in a weird sort of way!) I had been meaning to try the new Ohana Poke Company in Silver Lake so that's what I did. Here was lunch:

This bowl included heirloom brown rice, nicely spiced Tuna, kimchi cucumbers and a bunch of other delicious stuff. I like to spread some on a chip, like these from Rusty's. This was a really good light lunch to have after a surf, and if you want to go veggie or vegan you can do that too because you can get the bowl with tofu. Poke originally hails from Hawaii and is definitely surf-friendly food. And if you've had any blobs or creatures following you in the ocean, turnabout is fair play. Go eat some creatures from the sea!

Here's more info on Ohana Poke:

www.ohanapokeco.com