14 days on Sable Island: Day 6!
Another long day on Sable Is. The weather was great, beautiful and sunny for most of the day with a calm sea, but turned a tad cloudy+chilly in the late afternoon. Once…
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14 days on Sable Island: Day 5
Today was a totally different day to yesterday. Indeed, our weather changed yesterday evening; the rain stopped and the sky turned blue just in time for a wonderful sunset of oranges, pinks and reds. Today, the sun stayed with us…
14 days on Sable Island: Day 4
Well today it rained all day. I haven’t even set foot outside, which is really odd for being out here. When I come to Sable, I usually spend most of the time outside and when I am cabin bound because…
14 days on Sable Island: Day 3
Today the weather was warm but damp with fog for the whole day. We spent another day moving junk to be taken off the island, but I also got time for some photography. At around 5pm, I went for my…
14 days on Sable Island: Day 2
Today the weather was less cooperative on Sable than yesterday; windy, several heavy showers of rain and fog. Fortunately, I like that weather; it energises you, especially when you are outside all day in it. In a couple of days…
14 days on Sable Island – Day 1
As part of my work as a seal biologist, I spend two weeks in June each year on Sable Island. The purpose: catch adult grey seals and attach satellite GPS transmitters to track their movements at sea, and to receive…