Weather

• Visibility: 15 miles
• Wind: 15-35 knots W, then NW
• Water: 2′ chop
• Sky: cloudy, a few drops of rain

Ecological

• Yesterday’s lone sea lion on the rocks near the derrick was joined by 6 others today.
• Later a sea lion briefly ended up on the end of the jetty.
• Lots of Canada Goose infighting as newcomers jostle for territory with existing nesters.

Maintenance

• Cleaned the solar panels.
• More goose work.
• Got the manufacture date from the Yamaha outboard for Kyle.
• Vacuumed up fruit flies in the basement.
• Wanted to run the fire pump today to add some water to the cistern, but the combination of nearby sea lions, elephant seals, and high winds made this unwise.

Boats

• A couple of fishing boats outside the reserve.
• One eco-tour passed by the south rocks in the late afternoon.
• It appeared to be too close to the sea lions.

Other

• A couple of DND blasts at 10:06 & 10:08.
• The buoys were still present at low tide in Middle Channel.