paddling for the day. Looking at these two images you can see how far we had to move the kayaks because of the difference in the t
ide. (I don't remember reading that in the travel brochure) :-) You can also see the challenge of fitting all our gear back into the kaykas, we knew it had to fit since it fit the first day! 
Even though Vancouver Island is only a mile or so across the channel we did not see it all day. We felt we were on a great adventure not seeing any land other than the island (Nigei Island) on which we were camping. We paddled again
st a stiff current and breeze most of the day. I took my turn at paddling from the back of the boat. I had to quickly learn how to turn with the rudder. This is fairly easy once I got the hang of it. It was harder getting my feet into the stirrups used to control the rudder than actually controlling the rudder.We mad
e it to our next camping spot in the early afternoon allowing us to set up camp then go down the island a half mile or so to explore the beach. You can see a few of the finds along the beach. On Kara's pinkie finger 
you can see the shell of a sea urchin.It had turned nice by that time although the low fog remained. We saw many tide pools with crabs and sea anemones. Bald eagles seem to be all over the place. What started out as ‘LOOK THERE’S A BALD EAGLE!!!” turned into ‘There’s another bald eagle’ by the end of the trip, still a sight to behold.
By the time we were finished touring the beach we returned to our campsite just in time to watch the fog roll in. It was a heavy mist for the rest of the night with occasion
al drizzle. I don’t think we could see much more than 1/10 of a mile for most of the night. Kara and Sara with some help form Terry made our meal that evening. We just had to make do with our teriyaki chicken, cashew rice, broccoli, fruit salad and carrot cake. Once we finished eating Kara, our lead guide, laid out the trip for the next day. On to Vansittart island, one of the very few islands with remaining old growth forest.
Thank you for stopping by.
Mark
By the time we were finished touring the beach we returned to our campsite just in time to watch the fog roll in. It was a heavy mist for the rest of the night with occasion
al drizzle. I don’t think we could see much more than 1/10 of a mile for most of the night. Kara and Sara with some help form Terry made our meal that evening. We just had to make do with our teriyaki chicken, cashew rice, broccoli, fruit salad and carrot cake. Once we finished eating Kara, our lead guide, laid out the trip for the next day. On to Vansittart island, one of the very few islands with remaining old growth forest.Thank you for stopping by.
Mark
Great pics, Mark, along with the explanations. Plus, it helps that you told me quite a bit about it on the phone! The only consolation I see for all the hard work of paddling those kayaks is what sounds like great food you had to eat! Wow, you were really roughing it.... ! okay, and you had absolutely spectacular sights too....
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are just amazingly ...deserted. Such wilderness. There are probably so many people that have never had the opportunity to just be in a place where you can feel the wonder of the earth. Or maybe they wouldn't appreciate it anyway because if they yearn for it they would find it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful journey you are sharing with us. Thanks again.
Carol
The paddling was not hard. Once you got into a rhythm you just kept paddling while looking around at the world around you. I also think it was easier because we were all in 2-person kayaks. The guides stopped on occasion for water and pee breaks so it was not just 2 - 3 hours of paddling. We were also told to stay close to the shore to keep out of the main currents and winds when it was to our advantage.
ReplyDeleteCarol - Deserted is what I was after! I get refreshed when I get to hike up in the Sandia mountains for a few hours, a week of getting out was just great.