Wildlife notes

Looking at the collections of boats on the horizon everyday I know there are whales around but rarely do I get to see them. Today a humpback was feeding off the jetty and I got to sit in the sunshine and watch this magnificent massive creature. I am glad it is a baleen whale and not a threat to the little seal pups. In the high winds, tide and waves of the early evening the two moms and seal pups are bobbing in the waves in the shallows at East Beach – it seems there must be a lack of haul out spots in these conditions that they can get their pups up on. It will be a tiring time for the little ones.

Humpback whale beside the Jetty.

The two sopranos.

Facility work

I created a place inside the warm and dry Generator Room to store and hang the solar panel brush and squeegee. These tools are important and having them in good shape saves a lot of water, frustration and time on the roof. The squeegee is a brass Ettore. I call it our Hattori Hanzo squeegee – a prized possession not to be left outside in the salt spray.

• cleaned the solar panels
• general house cleaning

Vessels

• Ecotourism: 16
• Private: 3

Weather

Fresh westerly breeze until 3pm with winds rapidly strengthening to near gale force WNW by 4pm. Daytime temperatures: low 11, high 15.