Another early start to the morning. Still a bit later than the max flood time, but we are in a dark sky area and I need to wait for daylight to be able to see what I am doing. I was able to see a beautiful sunrise, so it was well worth it.

Sunrise over Race Passage

There was a heavy dew last night so I gave the house windows a quick squeegee when I went out later. This also helped with cleaning the solar panels; I didn’t have to use much water to get them clean today. The re-configuration of the fence also make it much easier to access the panels on the back of the powerhouse.

We were so busy with the fence yesterday that I forgot to check the batteries. I remembered today, and they were good. Only a few needed to be topped with water.

I walked the new fence and ensured it was all still intact. It seems the sea lions have figured out the new “no go” areas and are avoiding the fence. I did witness a few sea lions try out the fence and promptly leave the area. I think we have successfully trained most of them to leave the fence alone.

Taking down the old fence left a mess of used line, posts and concrete stands. I discarded most of the dirty, spliced line and piled the posts and stands by the buildings today.

During the morning eco-tourism outings one vessel reported a sea lion with fishing flasher in its mouth. I wasn’t able to locate the sea lion in the area they reported. Later in the day I used the binoculars to survey the sea lions and found the sea lion on Middle Rocks. I wasn’t able to asses how attached the line was, but I could see the flasher.

Facility work

• cleaned solar panels
• ran the gas generator
• fence cleanup
• battery check

Vessels

• Ecotourism: 20
• Private: 3
• Paddleboard: 1*

*this is the 3rd day in a row I have seen a paddleboarder out here. I’m not sure I would want to be in Race Passage on a paddle board!

Weather

Mainly sunny throughout the day. Winds calm to 13 knots variable direction. Daytime temperatures 13 to 20 degrees.