Weather:

• Sky partly cloudy, sun/blue sky
• Visibility 15 NM
• Wind 26-30 knots W
• Sea state: swells up to 5 m (high enough to cover the south islands!)

Visitors: 

• Greg visited briefly yesterday to top up supplies before the stormy weather
• Yesterday morning a coastguard team arrived by helicopter to do some work on the lighthouse

Ecological Observations: 

• The sea lions and other animals have come further onto land than usual, presumably because of the stormy seas. Interestingly, the seagulls species have been mixing and not fighting at all as they need to remain closer together in the tough weather.
• There have been quite a few more geese over the past few days. They have been enjoying the puddles created by the rain and grazing the greener areas now that the gull nesting season is over.