“We couldn’t believe it when we saw the seal on the road.” It’s the first time the regular commuters had seen a seal on that stretch of road, about 11km inland. “The seal was heading from Prescott’s Garage down the road towards Pauanui. “It probably swam up the Tairua River and got lost. “It was one degree in Hikuai, frosty, and there was black ice on the road. Poor wee thing would have been freezing.” She said a local was organising help. Department of Conservation Hauraki senior biodiversity ranger Mailee Stanbury said the fur seal has been around the district for the last few days.