Category Archives: Western Canada

Travels within Western Canada

Kayak Tour – Penn Islands to Teakerne Arm Provincial Park (21.5kms)

Posted on September 16, 2020 by debbie

Read about our 6 day kayak tour around Cortez Island on the west coast of BC, Canada Continue reading →

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Kayak Tour – Teakerne Arm to Martin Islands (16 km)

Posted on September 17, 2020 by debbie

Today’s paddle takes us back out the Arm, south along the coast of West Redonda Island, past Refuge Cove to the Martin Islands. Again the water is glassy smooth. Richard just shakes his head and once again says, “I have … Continue reading →

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Kayak Tour – Martin Islands to Desolation Sound Resort (19 kms)

Posted on September 18, 2020 by debbie

Murray gets up early today. He sits at the picnic bench and it is silent around him. No people, no animals, no lapping water on the shore, just quiet. His ears ring with the silence and it’s deafening. The darkness … Continue reading →

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Homeward Bound from the Coast

Posted on September 19, 2020 by debbie

September 18, 2020 We leave John and Richard and head to the Saltery Bay Ferry. We want to be on the Sunshine Coast for the night as we want to take the ferry over to Horseshoe Bay in the morning. … Continue reading →

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Kayak Tour – Impressions and Final Words

Posted on September 19, 2020 by debbie

DEBBIE I will do this again. I enjoyed the peace and quiet and solitude out on the water and at the remote campsites. The possibility of seeing wildlife, especially whales, is a draw for me. To watch birds swooping in … Continue reading →

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Kayak Touring – Clothing

Posted on September 20, 2020 by debbie

Here is a detailed list of the clothing I took on our 6 day (5 night) kayak tour. We were given a 10 litre dry bag as a “day bag” and a 20 litre dry bag as a “camp bag”. … Continue reading →

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Homeward Bound from the Coast

Posted on September 23, 2020 by debbie

September 20, 2020 When we wake up, we realize we have slept 11 hours. We never do that! We are meeting R&D at the Okanagan Falls Provincial Park Campground, so our drive is not very long. Once past Keremeos and … Continue reading →

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Camping and Kayaking in Southern Alberta

Posted on July 21, 2022 by murray

We spent the last week camping in southern Alberta. This time, as most times camping, we had no access to internet. So this is a postscript to the trip. We headed to the far south of Alberta, the destination is … Continue reading →

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Visiting and Camping and Kayaking

Posted on July 23, 2022 by murray

Friday we head to Lethbridge. M our daughter and G live there and we have not seen them for a couple of years. Debbie snuck down once but I stayed back. Lethbridge is a small city and even though it … Continue reading →

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Big Knife Provincial Park

Posted on August 20, 2022 by murray

It is good to get away from the day to day routine even when you’re retired and don’t really have the pressure of a ‘job’. We thought we could sneak in a couple of days of kayaking and went camping. … Continue reading →

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