6-30    Still too rough yesterday to go out on a boat, generally the impact of that 20 mile long patch of oil that was off the coast of Grand Isle was at this point, somewhat visually muted……the surf seems to have broken it up pretty good, except at Fourchon about 5 miles away where heavy oil did hit the beach….regardless, as you can see the sheen was thick on the water, even in rough seas. There was a very strange hissing coming from the suryf along with a milky soup texture easily visible and extending as far as the eye can see, the results of dispersant. In the coming days I am sure we will see the results of the submerged oil on the islands and marsh behind Grand Isle and in Barataria Bay….as the water and wind aided surf was flowing through the passes with a vengeance.

6-28 Upon arriving to Grand Isle yesterday, I unfortunately received a call from the Wildlife and Fisheries informing me that all rescue operations were cancelled due to the weather…..I have been rescheduled for trips this Friday in Grand Isle and Saturday in Venice….which is probably a good thing considering the amount of oil that will come in today and tomorrow…..I did stay on the island most of the day…..none of the ominous 20 mile vein of heavy crude reached shore yesterday, but with all of the activity, helicopters etc…it couldn’t have been far off the coast….these are a set of images/impressions from the day….