Ecological Notes:
- 2 female Elephant Seals (first mom has left the island for now)
- 3 Elephant Seal pups, 3rd one born just before sunrise on Jan 26th, one month after the first pup was born
Visitors:
- 36 Pearson College students, (over 6 trips) with their instructor
- The Marine and Seafront Operations Coordinator transported students, groceries, parcels, and supplies.
Facility Work:
- Replaced the motherboard on the Desalinator (again) as the last one was defective
Concentrate outflow from the Desalinator
- After the first run, the main unit was due for an oil change, completed for the high pressure pump.
- Pacing myself on bucking, splitting and moving firewood
DND events:
- Several detonations over a couple days. No disturbance noted.
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- 4 Eco-Tourism vessels
- 3 private vessels
Feature Event:
- Checking heater tapes and heaters preparing for possible freezing weather.
- Stored some extra tap water for dishes and washing, in case the lines freeze again
Not for drinking!
Weather Events:
- Yesterday (Friday January 27):
- Sky: Overcast
- Wind: Variable 5-15 kts
- Sea: rippled to 1 meter chop
- Temperature Low 6oC, High 9oC
- Sky: Overcast
- Today (Saturday January 28):
- Sky: Overcast in the morning, afternoon, clear and sunny to overcast in the evening
- Wind: E 5 to 15 knots in the morning,increasing to northeast 15 to 25 near noon and to NE 40+ kts in the evening
- Sea: 1-2 meter waves and chop
- Temperature Low 5oC, High 8 oC
- Sky: Overcast in the morning, afternoon, clear and sunny to overcast in the evening
** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **
Weather – Current:
http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72
Weather – Past: