Taking Advantage of the Sun

This morning when I looked out the window, I saw a large humpback pectoral fin sticking out of the water. Since, I hadnt seen any humpbacks for a couple days I quickly grabbed the camera! Looking closer, It seemed like the humpback was rolling around and playing with a Sea Lion! They kept at it for almost an hour!

Today was the first fully sunny day in a while, and for a while.. so I decided to take advantage.

I sprayed down as many algae ridden surfaces as I could (Before and After Pics coming soon), and I cleaned the windows on the main house and the student house.

Greg and Rich also came today for a diesel run. We filled the large Tidy tank in the main shed. They also sectioned out some of the logs that had been pulled out over the summer. I will keep chipping away at chopping them so we have more wood for the winter.

Facilities (Today and Yesterday)

  • Mopped the desal and battery rooms
  • Fixed the fence
  • Cleaned pathways
  • Washed windows
  • Sprayed down staircases and pathways
  • Filled generator
  • Ran Desal (200 L)

Weather:

  • Sky: Clear and Sunny
  • Wind: SSE 3 kts
  • Sea Conditions: Calm
  • Air Temp: 9 C

August 25

Wind: W 2-33 knots
Sea State: calm, up to 0.5m chop in evening
Visibility: 0-15 NM
Sky: clear, fog from 5:20 to 7:00
Temperature: 10-15 °C
Atmospheric CO2: 411.96 ppm (recorded by NOAA at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii)

Today was spent tidying around the island, chainsawing logs and chopping firewood. I gave the gulls and sea lions a wide berth as I moved around the paths.

650 L of diesel was delivered this afternoon.

Here are a few photos from today: