Tuesday, January 25, 2022

January 25th - Discovery Island (#2)

I paddled out to Cadboro Point to join Paulo and Lesley for a paddle around the islands. Conditions were good with light winds and a solid ebb current. On the way back we did a few turns in the current between Vantreight and West Chatham. Heard the Growler jets taking off from Whidbey Island a few times!

23 species seen today. Birding highlight was seeing ancient murrelets again. https://ebird.org/canada/checklist/S101443791

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16 km, YTD 31 km

Saturday, January 22, 2022

2021 Paddling stats

My 2021 year did not get as many km or number of paddles as some years, but considering that I was away for almost half the year, not too bad.

2021 concluded with 77 paddles and 707 km

Previous year totals

Year #Year# paddleskm totalkm per paddle
1200677127316.50
2200766109816.60
3200875108014.40
42009116138111.90
5201012412149.80
62011105121711.60
7201287100111.50
8201392106311.60
92014989119.30
10201512010258.50
11201612910768.30
122017867288.47
132018695487.94
142019574277.49
1520201019058.96
162021777079.18
Totals14791565410.58

It is kind of neat to see that I have blogged almost 1500 paddles and over 15000 kms!


January 22, 2022 - Discovery Island (#1)

I paddled out to Cadboro Point to meet Dan and Paulo for my first paddle in over two months. Conditions were pretty good with a solid ebb at the start and little current at the finish. It was nice to see the usual birds again (https://ebird.org/canada/checklist/S101250088) though I did not try counting today - 18 species. I encountered some lumpy water crossing Baynes Channel and also had great views of Mt. Baker. Great to be back on the water! :)

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15 km, YTD 15 km