Weather

• Visibility: 15 miles
• Wind: 5-10 knots West in the morning
• Around 15:30 the wind picked up to 25+ knots West. 18:00 peak at 42 knots.
• Sky: overcast, then some blue sky, then some rain
• Water: no visible wave crests, but lots of surge

Ecological

• One of the larger male e-seals returned in the morning.
• The weaner is still around.
• Lots of bald eagles in the reserve.

Maintenance

• Kyle and I took a look at the diesel hand pump and the desalinator.

Boats

• Kyle came out in Second Nature with the 2 person film crew to take some footage.
• Several eco-tours came by later on.
• A few boats out fishing halibut just beyond the reserve.

Visitors

• Kyle and the film crew were on the island for about 2 hours.

Other

• Lots of DND blasting today.
• There were blasts at the following times:
• 10:00~, 12:50, 12:52, 13:12, 13:20, 13:23.