Swimming with Seals: Coolest Thing I did in Cape Town This Trip

The water was cold but the wetsuit and trying to keep up with the Cape Fur Seals kept us warm.

These guys played with us for over an hour. They seemed sad to see us leave.

The Cape Fur Seals are not timid!

Diving with the seals was easily the coolest thing I did in South Africa this trip. One of

these devilish seals "borrowed" my GoPro twice off the head of my sister Thea. We couldn't

get it back the second time! Luckily we rented a second GoPro from Animal Ocean or

we'd have no footage.

Benjamin Torio is hosting this short video.

Animal Ocean showed us a wonderful, professional experience.

18th Editor's Pick on TripFilms.com - Paamul Hotel & Cabanas, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

I feared going to this area of Mexico because of it's reputation for being a party place for Spring Breakers but we found the perfect beach hotel: Paamul Hotel and Cabanas. A beautiful beach, excellent restaurant, relaxing pool and very close to the cenotes and ruins we wanted to explore. We got to know the chef Kulo, who outdid himself with every meal (and he's a great photographer). One of the coolest things, I felt, was the fact that locals came to the beach and ate at the restaurant. I could have stayed many more days. Winner of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2013.

2-minute Editor's Pick award winning film on TripFilms.com HERE

Paamul Hotel website HERE

Paamul's scuba dive center HERE