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Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 5-10 knots North
- Sky: clear
- Water: rippled
- Amazing pink/red sunset!
Ecological
- Just one elephant seal on Great Race today.
- Three elephant seals on Middle Rock though.
Maintenance
- Some goose work.
- Set up and took away barrels for diesel transfer.
Boats
- A couple of eco-tours came by.
- Second Nature came out with diesel.
Visitors
- Kyle and two English volunteers came out with diesel.
- I gave the two lads a tour while Kyle transferred the diesel.
Other
- Some DND blasting today.
- Medium blasts at 11:30, 11:32, and 12:13.
- Bigger blasts at 14:47 and 14:49.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind at 7:00: 10-15 knots West
- Wind at 10:00: 10-15 knots North East
- Wind at 15:00: 5-10 knots South West
- Wind at 20:00: 20-25 knots West
- Sky: mostly clear, rain at 15:00
- Water: 1′ chop
- A rather large moon appeared in the early evening.
Ecological
- One adult elephant seal departed, leaving just the one.
- The weaner returned by the slightly unconventional route: north side of the jetty.
- A murder of crows.
Maintenance
Boats
- A few eco-tours came by today.
Other
- Some DND blasting today.
- Blasts at 13:37, 13:39, and 14:15.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind in the morning: 5-10 knots North West
- Wind in the evening: 20-25 knots West, very cold air.
- Sky: overcast
- Water: 1′ chop
Ecological
- The same 3 elephant seals on Great Race.
Maintenance
- Finished topping up the batteries.
- Ran the desalinator.
Boats
- 6 different eco-tours came by today, including 3 at one time!
- There was also a pleasure craft in the late afternoon.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind in the morning: 25-30 knots North East
- Wind at 16:30: 25-30 knots South East
- Wind in the evening: 5-10 knots West
- Sky: overcast
- Water: 2′ chop, some impressive island/wave interactions!
Ecological
- The same 3 elephant seals on Great Race as yesterday.
- A few e-seals also out on Middle Rock.
Weather
- Visibility: 5 miles, later 15
- Wind: 10-15 knots NW, later 5-10 NW
- Sky: raining/overcast
- Water: 1′ chop
Ecological
- This morning two elephant seals arrived on the middle of the island.
- One was the weaner, and at first I thought the other was the female.
- But then I realized it was a new young adult male. A yearling or so.
- They both slept all day, and had no interaction.
Maintenance
Other
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 10-20 knots NE
- Sky: overcast
- Water: 1′ chop
- At about 18:00 it began to rain for a bit.
Ecological
- The female elephant seal and the weaner spent the day sleeping on the ramp beside the jetty.
- Some eagle activity that kept the geese and seagulls wary.
Maintenance
- Some goose work.
- Nearly finished topping up the batteries.
Boats
- One eco-tour came by in the morning.
Other
- Heard a couple of planes pass over the reserve.
- One in the morning, and one in the afternoon.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 0-10 knots E/NE
- Sky: clear
- Water: rippled
Ecological
- The weaner returned. I’m not sure how much longer the term “weaner” applies?
- Initially I thought the weaner was a male, but now I think it is actually a female.
- There were three adult bald eagles in the reserve today. I just missed getting a photo of all three flying together.
- I made a little “trip” to the north-west edge of Great Race.
Maintenance
Boats
- Kyle came out in Haiku with some food for me!
- A large Canadian Navy ship, the HMCS Vancouver, tied up on the navy buoy at the mouth of Pedder Bay.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 25-30 knots West all day
- Sky: clear
- Water: 1′ chop
Ecological
- I saw a crow today.
- Both elephant seals were gone all day.
Maintenance
- Finished up the March Month End Report and submitted it to Kyle.
Boats
- Saw the CG Waesche, US law enforcement boat out in the straight, but didn’t get a photo.
