Infractions:

As I was sitting on top of the engine room next to the solar panels as I had spotted orcas in the distance.
All of a sudden I see a motor boat that approaches the reserve and slows down as it should.  Nothing unusual here… Until an adult an a couple kids carefully make their way to the bow (front) of the boat and sit down.

I then see the power boat get closer and closer to one of the outer rocks in the reserve… passing over the kelp bed and getting exceptionally close to the sea lions.
I then try and contact the vessel on both channel 68 and 16 with no response.
The vessel kept approaching the animals, without much surprise this boater makes the entirety of the island stampede and escape into the water, causing big disruption to the animals.

Unluckily for this Sunday boater I had a 400mm telephoto lens with and a pair of binoculars sitting on my lap…

What an example to set for the kids sitting on the bow :(.
I always wonder if these people are aware of the ecological impact of their actions or if they simply don’t care.

Facility Work:
Improvement of Electric fence system
Cleaning of solar panels (daily)
Cleaning of windows (almost daily)
Clearing remainder of scrap wood.

 Weather – Current: http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72

Weather – Past: http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?

Environment Canada forecast:
https://weather.gc.ca/marine/region_e.html?mapID=02