Justine’s Blog

  • Rose Harbour

    Justine called last night from Rose Harbour. They had enjoyed an amazing dinner that evening and met many wonderful folks including a musician they got on well with. They paddled about 10 nm to get there on a calm and sunny day which she described appreciatively as gorgeous. Before dinner they had the luxury of a hot shower in an ingenious wood burning device that Justine sounded quite taken with. Jon Walpole has been watching and interpreting (guessing?) the long term weather (not on radios) for the expedition and I’ve been relaying it to them. It sounds like the calm and sunny days may disappear until next week. I’ve included a couple of photos of the trio taken in Skedans by some kayakers they met there.
    Mike

  • Iron Point

    Leon called this evening and said they had just completed their most beautiful day of paddling so far. They started out through the Dolomite Narrows at low tide (but not as low as they wished) and saw lots of sea life including crabs, anemones, and many different types of starfish. Later Leon said a humpback surfaced right next to his boat and scared the hell out of him (but I’m sure he wouldn’t trade the experience). They paddled about 15 nm and are camping on Iron Point. They are planning to head for Rose Harbor (shown on the satellite photo) because they’ve heard they serve an excellent meal there. I’ve included a picture of Leon paddling earlier in the trip and a humpback whale breaching from Google Earth/Panoramio taken by Helloclint.
    Mike

  • Kat Island

    Leon called last night. They paddled about 11 nm and are camped on Kat Island on the West side of Burnaby Island. The forecast yesterday was Gale warnings and they ran into strong headwinds. So they decided to position themselves at Kat Island and paddle through the Dolomite Narrows when the winds and tides are favorable. They have heard it has beautiful scenery on both sides as you pass through. I’ve included a close up satellite photo of the narrows. They took the time sometime Saturday or Sunday to go back to Hotsprings Island and soak. Leon said it was fantastic. I look forward to seeing photos. They met some well supplied kayakers along the way and obtained some wine and beer to add to Leon’s scotch. So they had their 3rd fire and 2nd scotch night. Leon “almost” sounded a bit quilty they weren’t suffering more. I’ve included a photo of Justine and Leon from their 1st scotch night.
    Mike

  • Ramsay Island






    Shawna called and today they departed Windy Bay and found it was a windy day. Included here is a photo of Shawna working on her diary. Due to the wind they only paddled about 9 nm to Ramsay Island stopping on the way to visit Hotsprings Island. Another bear seen today and this one was a big one. Shawna said they were enjoying a camp fire and when I asked if it was a “white man’s fire” as Leon described in This Is The Sea, she pointedly said NO this is a “white woman’s fire”. Sounds to me like the women may be rebelling against Leon’s iron fisted rule? U Go Girl

    Mike