DB Post Saturday May 31st

Diamond Head posse members Colleen and Rachel both reported that Rocky's face was showing signs of molting yesterday. I checked her at DH this morning and found that she has , in fact, begun her molt. Her face is falling off, and her throat and upper chest are clean. There are numerous small breaks all over her trunk and all flippers. I guesstimated her molt at 5 % in the morning , but she did an 1130 to 1330 swim and conversation with Colleen in the afternoon when she had hauled out to the 2nd bunker, sounded like 10% by end of day.

When I got back to MP at MP at 0915, I found EG & pup in snooze mode at the left end of the beach, Mojo , 50 ft left of 1BS, and to my shock and awe , Benny at 3BS. Benny had not been documented since a Campbell Industrial Park visit on 5-12-08, and his last RI visit was on 3-4-08. His L&R facial scars were clearly visible.

EG & pup did 2 feeds and 1 swim in my presence , and at end of day both were in snooze mode on the WS of LPB. Benny moved down to join Mojo in the afternoon, and after some sparring Mojo entered the water and moved down to join Sadie, who had hauled out , 40 ft right of 1BS at 1141. Both Mojo and Sadie would relocate to 3BS during the afternoon.

At end of day EG& pup were snoozin' at the far left end of the beach, Benny was a 1BS, Sadie was a 3BS, and Mojo was nowhere to be found. I called it a day at 1600.