Re: [Paddlewise] Porcher Island, BC, Trip

G'day -

I am the Australian Kayak Tour operator that Bart referred to in his note to
Dave.

The area is beautiful, very isolated and HUGE (in that you can hide away and
not see any other people for days).  Keep in mind that it is REMOTE in any of
your travel / paddling / planning / contingency plans you are making.  This is
not "down the street from the corner store" paddling.

We are looking at organising a very select group of clients from our Australian
operations each year to do trips into this area.  Small, cosy and totally 'out
of sight touring'.

There is heaps of room in that area and I can vouch that Bart, his family,
friends and the people of Oona River are very, very friendly down to earth
people.  The world needs more of them.  Do yourself all a favour and paddle the
region (and this is not a plug for us - however you can go, just go). It is
another world.  The whole community made me feel welcome and they didn't know
me from a hole in the ground when I first arrived.

>From a blokes perspective, I have to tell you that it was also such a pleasure
to meet men who are articulate, clever and think from the head up - a surprise
considering the remoteness of the area.  MAny times I hear people makes
comments that lump people in small communities into the 'they must all be
rednecks' category.  These are not those sort of people.

If anyone needs some info on the area I would be happy to help out.

Kind Regards -

Wayne Langmaid
Central Coast Kayak Tours - only one hour north of Sydney, Australia
Avoca Beach, NSW
http://www.kayaktours.com

Dave Kruger wrote:

> Rich Mitchell, of Corvallis, OR, and his family are planning an extended
> sea kayaking trip in the vicinity of Porcher Island and points south of
> there, beginning approximately July 15 and ending about Aug 1.  He
> invites others interested in going along to contact him for details.  I
> believe they will get a shuttle with outfitter Bart Proctor from Prince
> Rupert (see http://www.marlintravel.com/oona.htm for a description of
> Bart's operation).
>
> Here is Bart's description of the area:
>
> > Last week I had an Australian kayak tour operator out in Oona
> > River and we took a cruise around the area and he was really impressed
> > by all the small waterways and islands and the fact that the whole area
> > was unpopulated. Two of the areas that I showed him was Kitkatla Inlet
> > which is about 8 miles south of Oona River down Ogden Channel and the
> > other place is about 25 miles south of Oona River down Petrel Channel
> > which we refer to as the Anger Island Area. You can easily paddle around
> > both these areas for a week as they are big areas. Anger Island area is
> > really impressive because it is a series of islands that is like a maze
> > with names like Cosine Is. TangentIs. Sine Is. and Logarithmic Point.
> > It must been a mathematician that named these islands. This area is
> > really protected and they have an unusual passage called Ala Passage
> > that hooks up with a series of different little inlets called Irie
> > Inlet, Curtis Inlet. One nice feature of this area that the whole area
> > is unpopulated, lots of bird and marine life and protected in all winds.
> > If you follow Ala Passage it connects up into another area that has a
> > series of Inlets and small bays connected out of it and it is called
> > Mink Trap Bay.  This is a big area and you can easily use up ten days
> > kayaking around here. I do recommend Anger Island because it is
> > unexplored area and it is sheltered from winds at all times.
>
> I've traveled with Rich and his family on a week-long trip, and can
> vouch for their sanity and companionability.  Daughter Annie (age 6) is
> a hoot!
>
> Rich is at: (541) 752-1323 phone/fax;  mitchelr_at_ucs.orst.edu
>
> --
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR
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