Canada Day Kayaking Trip
Tom & I, along with 5 other friends, went on a 4 day kayaking trip from Quadra Island, up Okisollo Channle, through Surge Narrows and Hole in the Wall, down Calm Channel and then back across Sutil Channel - an 80km adventure!
We had great weather, the first weekend that really felt like summer. Tom made a last minute purchase at WalMart - a kiddy fishing pole kit for $17.95. It turned out to be a great purchase - the boys caught about 6 fish (we ate 2 and put the rest of them back). Somehow we started naming the fish: Roger, Ronald, Rupert, Rodriguez, Richard and finally Renfrew (we ate Richard and Renfrew). We had no idea what kind of fish they were until we were back at the kayak rental office where they had a poster: it was rock fish. We somehow managed to scrounge together a pretty awesome meal with it though, thanks to Karina for the lemon and Libby for the spices! Tom did cooked it perfectly. It tasted like halibut.
Travelling through the narrows was fun but not too tricky, we managed to time the tides perfectly. The crazy paddle day was our last day within our last hour. As we crossed Sutil Channel (from Read Island to Heriot Bay on Quadra Island) the wind was really blowing and the water was pretty rough. We made it across, all wet, tired and looking forward to not using our arms for a long time...!
Enjoy the PICTURES.
Tom & I, along with 5 other friends, went on a 4 day kayaking trip from Quadra Island, up Okisollo Channle, through Surge Narrows and Hole in the Wall, down Calm Channel and then back across Sutil Channel - an 80km adventure!
We had great weather, the first weekend that really felt like summer. Tom made a last minute purchase at WalMart - a kiddy fishing pole kit for $17.95. It turned out to be a great purchase - the boys caught about 6 fish (we ate 2 and put the rest of them back). Somehow we started naming the fish: Roger, Ronald, Rupert, Rodriguez, Richard and finally Renfrew (we ate Richard and Renfrew). We had no idea what kind of fish they were until we were back at the kayak rental office where they had a poster: it was rock fish. We somehow managed to scrounge together a pretty awesome meal with it though, thanks to Karina for the lemon and Libby for the spices! Tom did cooked it perfectly. It tasted like halibut.
Travelling through the narrows was fun but not too tricky, we managed to time the tides perfectly. The crazy paddle day was our last day within our last hour. As we crossed Sutil Channel (from Read Island to Heriot Bay on Quadra Island) the wind was really blowing and the water was pretty rough. We made it across, all wet, tired and looking forward to not using our arms for a long time...!
Enjoy the PICTURES.