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| # Posted 2009-07-02 02:49:52 | |
| hutspot: | I can see how you won that photography contest. Sure makes me want to go back to Killarney when I see these pictures. |
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| # Posted 2009-07-02 07:40:19 | |
| Bash: | Thanks! To give credit where it is due, 'Bent took a few of these photos too. It's a beautiful area that doesn't get many visitors - and several of the people we met there were from other countries, which is typical. We were outside of Killarney Park except for our put-in point, Chikanishing Creek. So we had to purchase four day permits, but we could camp wherever we wanted on Crown Land. Fun! |
| # Posted 2009-07-02 07:54:48 | |
| FB: | I showed the pics to my wife and she was awestruck. I foresee a family paddling trip in our future!! |
| # Posted 2009-07-02 08:25:46 | |
| hutspot: | We put in at Chikanishing Creek as well last year but we only paddled a ways into Collins Inlet. It's all so beautiful! |
| # Posted 2009-07-02 08:41:08 | |
| Bash: | If you're going out onto the open Bay, the one big difference compared to regular paddle tripping is that you should carry a weather radio and ideally a regular radio as well. You'll mostly want to listen to the marine forecast, but the regular forecast includes useful info, e.g. temperature lows and upcoming thunderstorms. When the winds come up, you have to be careful and sometimes just stay ashore because there are so many rocks and shoals. It's best to plan your route with some back-up plans in case of rough weather. That's why we didn't go too far as the crow flies this weekend. I'd noticed a narrow place on Philip Edward Island where I thought we might be able to blaze a portage across to the sheltered waters of Collins Inlet in the event of an emergency, and we camped where there was safe access to that spot. It wouldn't have been fun, so thankfully the wind died down, and we didn't have to do it.
It's best to build in an extra day in case you're windbound. The first time 'Bent and I went sea kayaking on our own years ago, we were seriously windbound below a cliff near Tobermory and, because of work obligations, we had to leave our boats behind and hike out for a couple of hours with all our gear bags tied to our PFDs. (When you're kayaking, everything is in little bags to fit into the hatches, so there's no convenient backpack.) Imagine how the rental kayak outfitter must have felt when we drove up to his place with empty roof racks! (We did get the boats back to him a few days later.) |
| # Posted 2009-07-02 18:26:15 | |
| FB: | My first ever kayak trip was near Galiano (gulf Islands) and we ran into some bad winds. The Jays were playing for the series that night ('92?) and I insisted we head back to an island with a pub to catch the game... in retrospect it was not a great decision. No one was hurt but the female half of the other couple was not a fan of mine after that ... haven't spoken in about 15 yrs ;-)
I have to admit I had the time of my life surfing some big waves!! ... however Suzi crying in the front of the boat the whole way took 'some' of the fun out of it! :-) ... I'm starting to piece together why she doesn't like to do this stuff as much as she used to.... |
| # Posted 2009-07-02 19:31:54 | |
| Bash: | I can see why adventure racing doesn't faze you. It's not a sport - it's a way of life! :-) |
| # Posted 2009-07-02 20:12:57 | |
| MrPither: | Wow, nice trip! Looks like spectacular paddling! Great photos. |
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