June 21st - Musgrave Point BCMTNA event (#51)

I celebrated the solstice by joining 5 other SISKA paddlers (Jo, Liliana, Nancy, John and Gary) to paddle from Moses Point to the Musgrave Point BC Marine Trails event, celebrating the first sign raising and outhouse for an official Marine Trails site. The event was ably emceed by Stephanie Meinke and attracted over 80 paddlers. After a nice lunch and a clebratory piece of cake, we paddled back against a light headwind. The morning conditions were glassy and sunny - a great day on the water.

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15 km, YTD 454 km
Some photos from the event: (click to enlarge them)

the group on the beach 1

Stephanie addressing the group

the group on the beach 2

Alan and Paul raising the sign

the sign

July 24th - Russel Island (#66)

I joined 19 other paddlers for a SISKA paddle, led by Gary,  from Moses Point to Russel Island. Conditions were truly summery, warm and calm! We had a great paddle, keeping up a good pace and had a nice visit with Heike, Hans and John who met us at Russel Island. I also explored Russel Island and the homestead for the first time. We also met a foursome of other paddlers who were paddling a beautiful wooden double and a two hole baidarka.

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19 km, YTD 719 km