Frank Lucian (murpho_at_webtv.net ) wrote: >I'll be in Victoria and Vancouver next week for a few days each and >would like to get out on the water for a couple of day trips. I found >Ocean River Sports and a place at Indian Arm on the Web that both do >rentals. Anyone have any other suggestions or advice on rentals or >guided day trips up there? The place at Indian Arm, Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak (www.deepcovekayak.com), is indeed a great place for a day's kayaking if you're in Vancouver. Only about a half-hour's drive from central Vancouver, good rental equipment and rates, and that stretch of Indian Arm (in the shadow of Mt. Seymour) is lovely. Strong recommendation. For a minimal investment in transport time, if you're staying in Vancouver, I'd say that's your best bet. With even less transport time, you can rent a kayak on Granville Island (in the heart of Vancouver, and itself a delightful place to hang out or explore) and paddle around English Bay (kayak rental: www.ecomarine.com). Again, the kayaks and the rates at Ecomarine are good. This can be a fun paddle if you like to look at the Vancouver skyline from the water, and it's particularly nice at sunset. But the overall natural beauty isn't as breathtaking as the Indian Arm place. If you're willing to invest a bit more time in transportation, there are all kinds of possibilities in the Gulf Islands. I can give you more specifics if you're interested, but take a look at www.seakayak.bc.ca or www.gulfislands.com/maynekayak . Also involving more transport time, but HIGHLY recommended would be driving (including a ferry-ride from Horseshoe Bay to Gibsons) up the Sunshine Coast as far as Egmont, on the Sechelt Peninsula. From Egmont you can paddle out the Sechelt Inlet and into the Prince of Wales Reach. This is a terrifically beautiful day-trip, with craggy mountains all around (If you can get hold of the Aug/Sept issue of WaveLength magazine, the cover photo is shot right there). There is a kayak-rental place right at Egmont. I don't know their name or URL, but it should be easy enough to contact them once you're in the area. I haven't rented from them, but a friend who did had no complaints. If you're up for even more driving and ferry-riding, you can head all the way up to Lund (and no further; that's where the road literally ENDS). Renting a kayak in Lund (again, I don't know the name of the outfit, but I know people who have rented from them with satisfaction), you can make a daytrip out to the Copeland Islands Marine Park. Wonderful experience. This hardly exhausts the possibilities, scarcely scrapes the surface. Assuming reasonable weather, you're heading for kayak paradise. David Kosofsky Seoul, Korea (But last three summers in Vancouver & Vicinity, B.C.) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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