The title of this post is a little misleading as I am in no way feeling blue, but maybe the animals are? Something I’ve noticed is that when the rain starts pouring down, all of the sea lions get up and start making their way down to the water. It doesn’t seem to make much sense, they seem to dislike the rain so they remedy that by fully submerging themselves? I do wonder if they can thermoregulate better in the ocean than they can in the rain, or maybe it’s just a good opportunity to go off an hunt. 

Either way, tomorrow’s census will be interesting as the main island is a ghost town right now! 

I managed to get my outside tasks completed this morning before the rain started back up to heavily which always feels like a win.

With a category 4 atmospheric river and rainfall warning in effect its safe to say I will be hunkered down inside this weekend, and I have no complaints! My list of books to read is never ending, the fire is crackling, and days like this are the perfect excuse to do some baking. 

Weather:

• Sky: Dark clouds, heavy rain
• Wind: Low of 0 knots, high of 13 knots, with gusts up to 24 knots
• Sea: Mostly calm
• Temperature: Low 10•C, High 15•C