We camped at Port Alexander. There is a short trail over to another small port which goes through a dense forest. This area of Vancouver Island is considered a rain forest so the smells in this forest are a wonderful earthy smell. You just don’t get that smell in New Mexico. One of our guides took us on the trail, she pointed out more plants, mosses and mushrooms than I knew existed. What would be a normal 20 minute walk oblivious to all the life in the forest turned into a 1 hour educational trip. Here you can see Chicken of the Woods mushrooms. This was one of many of our finds.
We had to move our camp site off the beach and into the forest because of the 15’ difference in elevation between low and high tide. We also moved our kayaks
on to the driftwood so they would not float away during the high tide. We set up our tents on the forest floor. The mo
sses are so soft you almost don’t need a mattress to sleep on. I did use one to protect me from the occasional stick snuck under my tent during the night :-) I thought I'd include a photo of what a not-so-well dresses kayaker wears these days. It did keep me warm and dry though!
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Mark
ooo wonderfully cool! LOVE your outfit, by the way. don't think it will make the cover of Vogue or GQ, but as long as it was functional.... love the pic of the mushrooms. never knew that was what those were called. gotta know, did you ever dump the kayak?
ReplyDeleteFashion was the last thing we cared about. We all looked pretty much the same.
ReplyDeleteDumping of the kayks was not allowed! We had so much food, drink, camping supplies and personal gear that it helped keep us upright. Our guide said she never had to upright a kayak on any of the tours she guided, 3 years worth of tours.
I am amazed at the 15' tide level. I think that would be amazing to see. I had no idea there was that much difference.
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