Wind: yesterday 5-15 knots from N to NE, today 6-36 knots from E to W
Sea State: yesterday rippled, today rippled in the morning and up to 1 m chop beginning late morning
Visibility: yesterday and today between 5-15 NM
Sky: yesterday overcast, today rain in morning and sunny in afternoon
Temperature: yesterday 7-9 °C, today 8-12 °C
Atmospheric CO2: 414.67 ppm (recorded by NOAA at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii)

The blasting at nearby Bentinck Island wrapped up this morning, after three days and about 25 blasts. The sea lions left the jetty completely this morning after a few loud blasts. It sounded louder this morning because the northerly wind, coming from the direction of Bentinck Island.

Since the power issues began last week, the Environment Canada weather station at the top of the tower has not been reporting the hourly weather conditions for Race Rocks Lightstation. Replacement communication equipment is being sent out, so hopefully the weather will be recorded again within the next few days.

Two eco tour boats were in the reserve over the past two days. The only visitors to the island were Greg and Alex, a Year 39 Pearson student, who came by yesterday to drop off jerry cans of gas for the back up generator. Alex was reminiscing about visiting Race Rocks and SCUBA diving as a student.

See the photos below for sights from the past two days: