March 2nd - Sooke Basin (#8)

I led a SISKA paddle in Sooke Basin. 17 paddlers and I explored the shoreline of the basin, seeing mergansers, buffleheads, kingfishers, otters and seals. The weather was sunny though we had to break our way through ice in Cooper's Cove! There was a bit of a northeasterly breeze which created some chop, but we managed to avoid most of this by sticking close to the shore. Many of us stopped for a coffee or beer at the Stickleback eatery afterwards!

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11 km, YTD75 km

April 18th - Cooper's Cove (#32)

I co-led an interpretive paddle with Daye in Sooke Basin for the guide's exchange. A nice group of 11 paddlers and we looked at geology, plants, marine life and more!

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8 km, YTD 270 km.

April 17th Cooper Cove (#30

I helped Gerhardt run a Greenland rolling clinic at the Sea Kayak guides' exchange. I did not cover much distance ( under 500m) but helped a few folks working on their rolls.

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0 km, YTD 262 km