Ecological Wind 10-15 knots East picking up to 20 and returning to NE. Atmospheric pressure peaked in the morning at 1015 hPa Elephant seals: Last night around 20:00 hrs there was some commotion right outside the main house. I shone the … Continue reading
Wind has been fairly steadily N-NE 10-15 knots for past days with overcast sky and intermittent light rain. Jan 9: 2 ecotour vessels including the very large Orca Spirit which passed through the reserve twice, I dont usually see this vessel … Continue reading
The wind blew from the northeast between 17 and 27 knots. At 15:00, the wind died down a bit, blowing between 12 and 14 knots for several hours. The barometer dropped from 1014 hPa to 1008 hPa. The sky was clear, … Continue reading
The wind blew between 20 to 38 knots from the northeast for most of the day, switching to the east southeast in the evening. A swell with 1m waves came in from the east. The barometer climbed from 1023 to … Continue reading
The barometer climbed overnight from 1007 hPa and leveled out to 1020 hPa, as the sun rose at 7:14. The wind blew from the north to northeast, around 10 knots for most of the day, with gusts up to 23 knots in … Continue reading
There was a big blow last night and I learned that this house can whistle; with three distinct tones, synchronously, very musical. This morning there was a swell from the southeaster and an even bigger groundswell coming in from open … Continue reading
Today was a weather day; we had all kinds. The morning fog was thick but lifted early and a westerly wind blew in squall after squall with dramatic downpours interspersed with glorious sunshine. The island had several good fresh water … Continue reading
The weather here was dominated by fog today. It lifted in an interesting way this morning so that you could see out and under the fog for several miles yet there was thick fog above, at very low elevation. The … Continue reading
Coming from Bamfield, I expect large volumes of water when the barometer drops and it starts to blow southeast. It was grey and wet today but the wheelbarrow I left out to collect rainwater only has about 500ml of water … Continue reading
When the good weather comes and stays in September, a friend of mine, who is a west coast, hereditary chief says, “well, white man’s summer is over, now we’ll have real summer” and that is what we are having. It … Continue reading