It was fairly quiet Sunday at the lighthouse… well as quiet as it gets with a few hundred sea lions barking that is. Not as much vessel activity around the rocks, although the whale activity did not slow down one bit. During my breakfast I spotted a breaching whale East of the rocks, and later in the day a tail lobbing whale to the South. I happened to also hear through the scuttlebutt on the radio that Ollie the Otter was spotted again up the coast somewhere, so I hope he or his friends makes a visit to Race Rocks soon.

Wildlife Notes

• Breaching and tail lobbing humpbacks. At least around the reserve throughout the day.
• More geese arrived in the morning, but departed in the afternoon

Facility Work

• Electric fence repairs and maintenance – the stakes are taking a bashing lately
• Cleaned solar panels
• Took daily water sample
• Checked water levels
• Re-filled Tidy Tank with more fuel

Weather:

• Sky: Cloudy all day
• Wind: 0-5kts ENE, very calm!
• Sea state: Calm; Temp has gone down to 10C from 11 or 12 the past few days
• Air temp: High 13C

Vessels:

A few Eco-tourism vessels around the reserve throughout the day but much less congested, only a couple passed through today. Submarine operations in the afternoon from the base to the NW.