It was a quiet wet day here. The grass is soggy, puddles are present and parts of the island are muddy.  This is my first winter here so seeing standing water is novel. It is also quieter than I expected as most of the sealions in the area are on the outer rocks. The female elephant seal is still here. She moved 3 times today covering a distance of 20m. Pregnant or not, it’s a hard slog for a seal to move about on land. She mostly sleeps and rarely makes a sound. Pregnant or well-fleshed?

Water puddles and the female elephant seal.

Facility work

• topped up battery fluids, cleaned battery tops, squeegeed the battery room floor
• sorted and entered data from old generator logs to determine fuel usage.
• downloaded and archived the OPTICSRE events and report data

Vessels

• Ecotourism: 1
• Private: 0

Weather

Skies overcast with periods of rain. Light winds 2 to 9 knots, NE veering to SE by evening. Daytime temperatures: low 9, high 11.