RE: [Paddlewise] short trip report

	[>]  That wasn't a trip report.  That was mean, spiteful and
sadistic thing to say.  :-)
	Vancouver Island is # 1 on the long list of places I really,
really want to go and paddle.  

	Sounds like 2 weeks in heaven and I really envy you.  If you had
included eagles and sea otters in your account I would have gone off for
a good cry.

	Glad you had a great time.  Are you going to have pictures on a
web site somewhere?


>      This is a short trip report on our recent 2 week voyage near 
> Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. 5  paddlers ventured 
> north from the area near Telegraph Cove, seeking new adventures. 
> There was drizzle the first evening, then sunshine or fog the rest of 
> the way. Imagine watching an Orca pod rip the water to a froth. 
> Imagine watching an Orca leap clear out of the water. Picture bathing 
> along a white shell beach in brilliant sunshine, and having a whale 
> breech 20 feet away. Hear wolves howling mournfully nearby, as you 
> negotiate a narrow passage with tidal rapids on both ends. Imagine 
> finding wolf prints on the shore of a remote island 3 miles out to 
> sea. Envision fighting a salmon from a kayak, while a bear walks 
> along the shore. Taste the salmon, crab, clam during the evening 
> meal, and watch the sun slowly set. These are just some of the things 
> that helped to form our summer vacation experience in British 
> Columbia.
>      Brad Crain
> 
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