I wasn’t outside much today on account of the wind. I lowered the flag this morning to keep it from getting shredded, had a peak at the solar panels and decided 30 knots was just too much to be up on the roof. Apart from taking the sea water measurements, it was mostly a house cleaning day. I tackled the kitchen cabinet doors, the fan hood and screen and the toaster. Next house day, I’ll go at the gas stove and the kettle. Lots of product was used today but it looks great!

Dirty and clean

I cleaned the fan hood above the stove. There are labels on various things here like tool cupboards or drawers or fuse panels but this one over the stove is my favourite.

Wildlife notes:

The elephant seal females had the ramp to themselves today. They could approach the water at their leisure without Chipped Tooth, the dyspeptic male CA sea lion, to deal with.

It appears we are down to 3 elephant seals. One of the two-year-old little ones has been absent for two days now. I’m sad it has gone but they have lost so much weight and will all need to leave at some point.

The elephant seals are much more pleasant to watch and easier to deal with when it comes to accessing the Jetty than the CA sea lions.

CA sea lion going about his business. I am so glad I don’t have to watch them mate.  The gulls and their prolonged courtship displays are most entertaining.

Facility work

• DID NOT clean the panels today
• cleaned house

Vessels

• ecotourism: 1
• private: 0

Weather

Strong WNW winds with gusts to 34 knots, diminishing to 16 by late afternoon. Partly cloudy. Another day squeaking by on solar power without the need for the generator. At 8 am 48.9 V and a 34% charge on the battery.

Cooking instructions for the rice I cooked today. Surely they don’t mean under at running tap. How many liters of water would I waste in 1 minute?