May&June Haida Gwaii (#s18-22)

I went for five short paddles while in Gwaii Haanas aboard Cascadia.

May 27th Thurston Harbour - 3 km

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May 31 Ikeda Cove - 3 km

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May 31 Echo Harbour - 3 km

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June 5 Murchison Island - 2 km

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June 7 Ikeda Cove - 2 km

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13 km, YTD 111 km

May and June - Haida Gwaii (#19)

I did a bunch of short paddles in Haida Gwaii while working on board MV Cascadia with Maple Leaf Adventures... 

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Murchison Island - June 3 - 3 km

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Rose Inlet - June 4 - 3 km

De La beche Inlet - June 6 - 2 km

June 9 Thurston Hbr 3 km

June 9 De la Beche - 1.5 km

June 10 De La Beche - 2 km

June 11 - Ikeda Cove - 2 km

June 12 heater Harbour - 3 km

9 paddles (counting as one!)

23 km, YTD 271 km

June 2nd, 3rd,9th and 12th - Haida Gwaii (#s 18-22)

I was up in Gwaii Haanas for a couple ofd trips and managed to get five short paddles in.

June 2nd and 3rd - De La Beche Inlet

I managed to take guests out for an afternoon and an early morning paddle in De La Beche Inlet. Such a lovely spot with plenty of seals following us!

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6 km

June 9 - Dolomite Point

I managed to get out before and after breakfast for paddles with guests before heading to Dolomite (Burnaby Narrows)

I had a great encounter with a young seal who followed me for almost the entire paddle - it even came up and played with my paddle!

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6 km

June 12 -  Echo Harbour

We managed to get out for a short paddle before dinner in Echo Harbour. A lovely last paddle of the trip.

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2 km

All paddles

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14 km, YTD 260 km

June 16 to July 4 - Haida Gwaii (#s 13-22)

While working aboard Maple Leaf Adventures Cascadia  for three weeks, I managed to lead ten short paddles in various anchorages. Most of these were early morning (before breakfast) adventures!

Three were in Thurston Harbour, three at Dolomite Point/Island Bay, three at Echo Bay and one by Faraday/Murchison Islands.

Faraday/Murchison anchorage - click to enlarge

Echo Harbour, 3 paddles, click to enlarge

Dolomite Point/Island Bay, 3 paddles, click to enlarge

Thurston Harbour 3 Paddles (1 not recorded) click to enlarge

30 km, YTD 198 km

June 27, Heater Harbour, Kunghit Island (#30)

I went for an afternoon paddle around the estuaries of Heater Harbour. Beautiful area with a nice clam garden in one of the estuaries.

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 4 km, YTD 232 km

May 20-25 - Haid Gwaii (#s 22-26)

I managed to get out for 5 short paddles while leading two trips aboard maple Leaf adventures' Cascadia. The Aquaglide Chelan inflatable doubles worked remarkably well! They are maneuverable yet track reasonably well and are very stable.

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May 20th De La Beche Inlet (#22)

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May 21 - Bowles Point (#23)

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May 23 Kagan Bay (#24)

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May 25th Thurston Harbour (#25)

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May 27 Murchison Island (#26)

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14km, YTD 214 km

June 18-28 Haida Gwaii (#s 41-43)

While on board MV Swell as naturalist for Maple Leaf Adventures, I managed to get out for 3 paddles. One in Hutton Inlet on the first trip, one in De La Beche Inlet in the second trip and one at Moresby camp in the evening of our changeover day. 3 nice little paddles in a beautiful area!

Hutton inlet - 3 km - click to enlarge

De La Beche Inlet - 5 km - click to enlarge

Moresby Camp - 4 km - click to enlarge

South Moresby Island overview - click to enlarge

12 km, YTD 327 km