Author: Justine

  • Back In Queen Charlotte City

    WE made it around Graham Island!! we landed on a beach in Queen Charlotte City about 7pm tonight. We’re all feeling pretty exhausted to be honest after quite a few long days on the water – 28 nautical miles today, including 3 mile battle up the ‘East Narrows’ against a 4-5 knot current. We could eddy hop most of it but it took time and energy. I’ll write more tomorrow, for now the priorities are a hot shower and a meal out in a restaurant……. I’m sure you understand!!
    x

  • Hunter Pt. / Gudal Bay

    Justine called last night after they all had enjoyed dinner and were relaxing around a campfire. Leon claimed to be sipping scotch. On Friday, they took an off day to avoid some wind and relax and go hiking. So they only paddled across the channel to Hippa island to get out of the wind. On Saturday, they had a nice day with less than a meter swell and no wind. They paddled 27 nm to somewhere around Hunter Point / Gudal Bay. This day included a 10 nm crossing of Rennel Sound which was their longest crossing so far. They expect to be back in QC City Sunday evening or Monday. I’ve included a Google Earth close-up of East Narrows which they will be paddling through in the next day or two.

  • Hippa Island / Marchand Point

    The trio camped at Marchand Pt. near Hippa island last night after paddling down the coast another 25 nm at about a 4 nm/hr pace. Winds were light except for about the last hour when it was at their backs. Another wonderful day with 3 different groups of humpback whales and sea lions playing by swimming under their kayaks. Looks like weather allowing, they will back in QC City/Skidegate Saturday or Sunday. A couple of photos from earlier in the journey are included.





  • Peril Bay





    Despite the name of the location all is well. Sorry about the lack of information on the blog. I haven’t been able to update blog entries because during some server maintenance, the password was inadvertantly reset to an old one. Here’s an update on their progress and a couple of photos taken earlier in their journey. Note that Shawna is not getting enough exercise so she does Yoga while on shore.

    Tuesday, July 10
    Justine called and they are camped near Langara island 2-3 miles from the west coast and ready to head south down the coast tomorrow. Justine, Shawna and Leon are all in good spirits and greatly enjoying their trip. They did about 23 nm on Monday. They are seeing amazing amounts of wildlife and many, many birds while weaving through the kelp beds. Justine said she has never seen so many eagles. They have also seen 2 humpback and some gray whales. Today they ran into ‘a bit of a storm’ and decided not to head down the west coast in the strong SW winds. So today they are relaxing and washing clothes and bodies. Some fisherman took them in and served them tea in their ‘plush digs. They were amazed at the contrast between new and old with a Haida long house remains on the other side of the bay.

    Wednesday, July 11
    Justine called around 7 pm and all 3 are well. They paddled about 21 nm down the coast to Peril Bay today. She said the west coast is already quite different with the swells being much larger (maybe 3 meters). They are camped on a long beach (you can see it on the satellite photo) and it is a gorgeous misty kind of evening with enough sun to dry things out. They are greatly enjoying their surroundings.

    Mike