Gallery: Kayaking_1999_Hakai

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Part 1: solo kayaking.

	Ferry Landing at Klemtu.		Myself as I start out on my paddle.
	My first camp of trip, in Rescue Bay near Jackson Narrows. My tent is a small green dot at the right third.		Arthur island (Mathieson Channel) camp at low tide after landing.
	Arthur island camp later in evening at high tide.		Arthur island camp in the evening.
	The QCC500X kayak in evening light.		Camp on small island in Blair inlet, hear Watch Island. Tarp up for rain protection, but waiting for evening high tide before I set up the tent.
	My camp. I set up on the windy west side of the island.		The Gail Pass tidal rapids.
	Distant islands beckon to me.		Protected lagoon on my small island.
	I cleared a tent site and padded it with sand. The other inlet in distance.		I took the red tray from the beach, hung it from this driftwood, and put the rusted nut inside. May serve as a signal that camping is available.
	I stop and check out the camp at the end of Louise Channel.		6pm, another rainy evening under the blessed tarp.

Part 2: group paddling.

	Horse Point Camp, cooking dinner under the tarp. We are a lot wetter than we look.		Horse Point Camp, Marie drying out under tarp.
	Wendy and Marie paddling down Joshua Channel.		The nice kitchen which was already set up.
	Loading kayaks for departure on the nice beach at Louis Channel Camp.		Paul on the crossing to McMullin. N McMullin and it's east side beach behind him.
	The east side camp on North McMullin. There is one wood tent side and room for several more tents on the beach.		Marie looking to the south east, where we will be going.
	Unloading the Kayaks with a bag brigade at Iroquois Camp.		Paul outside the bug tent.
	Then we spread out our sleeping bags and slept in the bug tent.		Kitchen at our camp in the Simmons Group.
	The spectacular sunset 4.		Wendy's QCC 400X on the left and my 500X on the right, tethered so the tide does not take them away from us.
	Marie examines the maps.		The exposed south west headland of the Simonds Group.
	Tom paddling along rocky shoreline.		Our camp at Triquet island (east end of north shore).
	Paul takes a photo of Wendy paddling into the beach.		Group paddling south through Edward Channel.
	The group landing on the camp beach at Stirling island after a long day in the boats.		Marie and Wendy in the gentle swells of Hakai Passage.
	Marie walking her boat through the lagoon at Rattnbury island.		Marie gauges tidal rise.
	The whole group.		Setting up the dock on the rear of the boat.
	Wendy's boat is lifted into ferry.		The boats inside the ferry.

Selection of Wendy's pictures.

	Evening landing on McMullen island.		Simonds camp kitchen.
	Kitchen on Triquet island		Carrying gear down to kayaks on Stirling island.
	Water's edge to camp, Ratenburry island.

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