Weather
Calm ,South east wind 10 to 15knots,visibility over 13 miles ,cloudy day to clear and sunny. South wind in the afternoon.
Maintenance
Wood cleaning around the jetty. Guy hauled up 3 huge logs . generator and desalinator on
Category Archives: Facility work
Chunk ‘s visit
Weather
It has been a very calm weekend . North East wind mainly and very light wind around 50 knots and a pretty cloudy sky all the time.
Ecological
Chunk was back on Saturday but not for so long , I would say 3 hours …He stayed closed to the boat shed . For a long time ” Boss ” was deeply asleep but at the end when the other tried to come up …he just needed to show up and Chunk was gone as fast as a torpedo. Don’t tell me that an elephant seal can’t go fast! Every thing looked fine with the e females Elephant seals and pups . They are bigger and the second born bigger than the first. The male tried to get one female after the other but without success and a lot of drama. It is always scary to see the young one so closed in this situation. Many eagles have been around those last days. On Sunday we had 4 geese and later 7 and on Sunday 13…many cormorants too and Oyster catchers.
Maintenance
We went on with the wood stacking job and brought bak to the main house the wood under the guest house. On sunday we were busy with the jetty. Logs everywhere and our main concern was to get free the launching boat way in case of an emergency.
Vessels
Just a few boats around:a small sailboat in the passage, a big fishing boat on his way to the coast, and a few watching boats .
Census day
Weather
Pretty windy day ,North wind ,22knots at 8:00 and around 30 at 2:00PM.,white crests on the sea,visibility over 15miles
Maintenance
Outside wall of the main house and staircase washed.
Ecological
Birds very active :fishing all around. many Oyster catchers on the south rocks of Main. Quiet Elephant seals
Census
Elephant seals:5: one big male,2 females and 2 pups
Sea lions:140
Gulls:440
Geese :4
Oyster catchers :20
Cormorants :around 40
Eagles: 2 adults and 2 juveniles
Black Turnstones:15
Harlequin ducks: 14 seen this week
Others
Water infiltration by the windows and from the wall in a spot.Stairs a little bit slippery
the storm never came
Weather
Looking at the forecast we were expecting a gust (to 40knots)on the 17th but it stayed pretty calm .Just a big swell came from East. When we had a look on the website Windyty the wind was on the West coast outside and on Victoria and the North of Vancouver Island. The sky has been very cloudy with a dark sea and rain never far.The air temperature was a higher and the water too( around 7 degrees Celsius.) In the morning of the 18th in a gloomy atmosphere the flag was hanging like a stick for a while and like the day before keeps changing its direction all the time . The tides are really high. never saw them like that before
Ecological
Everything is fine in the nursery .The big male spend his days closed to the females and babies ,waiting for his turn and sometimes trying to get one or the other but to now without success. We got the visit of a few eagles and some geese .
Maintenance
More wood split and stacked. The desalinator and generator are on almost everyday . Guy hauled up with the crane a very long log around 30feet. The last 200 liters of gas oil have been transfered to the yellow tank.We have now 7 barrels empty ready to be filled up and 2 Propane bottles. The barrels bottoms have been got rid of rust and repainted.
Vessels
One watching boat almost everyday
Boat shed roof repaired
Weather
Very nice weather 15 to 20 knots East wind . calm day
Ecological
Now every 2 hours the baby got fed and everything looked fine. the baby was not moving easily and was crying a lot maybe from frustration or to get attention. It was really nice to see everything from the window .
Maintenance
Kyle came with his wife and helped Guy on the boat shed roof. it badly needed repairs and patches of shingles before the heavy rainy days expected next week.
Marine activity
One whale watcher boats with freezing people ! and a plane above in the afternoon
Census and calm day
Weather
Wind :went down around 10:00AM to 13knots
Sky: Nice and sunny and cold day
Census
Gulls:136
Cormorants:60
Elephant Seals:2 (1 female in the evening + the boss)
Sea lions:65
Harbour seals:34
Geese:4
Harlequin Ducks:14
Black turn Stones:10
Raven:2
Eagles :4
Maintenance
Camera 5 cleaned,battery in the crane house put in charge,desalinator and generator on
Boats
1whale Watcher vessel
Quiet place
Weather
Wind:North East
Speed:17KM\H
Sea:Choppy
Visibility:over 20 Miles
Maintenance
Chopped wood and stacked
200l of oil put in the yellow tank
Water cistern shed door pull out by wind: has been put back. Hinges will be changed
Ecological:
7 eagles on Turbine
changeover done finaly
Weather
Wind:southern 12km/h
Sea:choppy to calm
visibility:13 miles
Sky:clear to cloudy
Maintenance
get organized and look around what needs to be done
Drainage trench
Weather: wind 5 knots NE. Rain.
Ecological: 1 orca near the reserve.
Maintenance:
- Reset overloaded UPS in assist house
- Dug a trench to drain flooded assist house basement workshop
- Emptied rain water downspout clean-outs
West Wind
Weather: Wind shifted to westerly, 30-35 knots in the morning.
Maintenance:
- reset overloaded UPS in assist house
- Requested replacement rollers for boat dolly, oil for HP pump, and a shovel.
- Worked on perimeter drainage problem/flooding in workshop at the assist house, unsuccessful clearing drain.