Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Conservation project Malgas Island, Saldanha - Day 3

Time just flies when you are having fun no doubt about it. Today i did a patrol on my own as Heidi volunteered to empty the toilet,  something which i definately wasn't going to argue over. The toilet bucket gets attached to a rope and flushed out into the sea, feel abit sorry for the fish in the area!

No Pelican sightings today which is a relief, in fact no fatalities at all thus far. We had a passing visit from the navy doing a patrol and then a visit from law enforcement to bring us a gas bottle - its been a busy day. In addition we drew some water from the tanks to replenish what we had used, this is rain water used for washing and such things.

The Gannets are fascinationg to watch and i never tire of this. The mornings are quieter but by early evening the Gannets almost swarm over the colony looking for their mates. We saw a terrible fight today between two Gannets obviously over a nesting area, and one poor Gannet went away with a bloody forehead. Generally they appear quite placade and are not bothered by us at all, the Kelp gulls on the other hand as mentioned previously can be quite nasty!

I have managed to stick to Paleo 100% despite Heidi eating yummy rusks and rye bread, i have resisted so far!


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