Joe,
It suddenly hit me that your white helmet looks wrong with the 8GS - I think you need a yellow one. Maybe you can just grab a can of paint and do it yourself ;).
Yup, up postin' later than my bro.
Glad you got to see the elephant seals - if nothing else, it is probably the first place after Big Sur with decent cell service. How'd ya like the smell...
You should see the seal pics I got - fighting, blood, and even seal porn
Off ya go...
-D