This year I decided to try something different. The original plan was for a Bella Bella-Port Hardy kayak trip with my regular tripping buddies, but they both had family commitments that made the trip unworkable this year, so I figured I’d do something cool and interesting in my new canoe (some months ago I posted about buying a solo canoe as my nagging back pain is making kayaking long distances a little uncomfortable). So here was my crazy plan:
Launch from Jericho, where my canoe is stored, paddle to Sechelt, portage through town and then head up the inlet into Jervis Inlet all the way to its head; then back down and around Nelson Island to the Strait for the downwind run back to Jericho. I figured three weeks would be suitable for this trip. In the end, due to some bad weather and my lingering to enjoy Sechelt Inlet, I ran out of time and I turned around at Hotham Sound and I had to change my destination to Porteau Cove, but the resulting trip was excellent. Here’s the route:
There were many highlights to the trip, as our local coast contains many gems that only boaters know of. It was a great opportunity for me to poke around places that I’ve never bothered to visit over the years, such as Narrows Inlet and Thornbrough Channel in Howe Sound. And I had the thrill of camping on an island in Skookumchuck Narrows and watching the full tide cycle work its way from ebb to flood and back again. Here are some pics:
Skook at sunset as the flood tide was building:
Cliffs in the north end of Hotham Sound:
Cape Cockburn:
And an incredible campsite on Thormanby:
So many beautiful places close to Vancouver and so few people out there.
Cheers,
Andrew
Launch from Jericho, where my canoe is stored, paddle to Sechelt, portage through town and then head up the inlet into Jervis Inlet all the way to its head; then back down and around Nelson Island to the Strait for the downwind run back to Jericho. I figured three weeks would be suitable for this trip. In the end, due to some bad weather and my lingering to enjoy Sechelt Inlet, I ran out of time and I turned around at Hotham Sound and I had to change my destination to Porteau Cove, but the resulting trip was excellent. Here’s the route:
There were many highlights to the trip, as our local coast contains many gems that only boaters know of. It was a great opportunity for me to poke around places that I’ve never bothered to visit over the years, such as Narrows Inlet and Thornbrough Channel in Howe Sound. And I had the thrill of camping on an island in Skookumchuck Narrows and watching the full tide cycle work its way from ebb to flood and back again. Here are some pics:
Skook at sunset as the flood tide was building:
Cliffs in the north end of Hotham Sound:
Cape Cockburn:
And an incredible campsite on Thormanby:
So many beautiful places close to Vancouver and so few people out there.
Cheers,
Andrew