Visiting folk in Victoria later this month. If the weather ain't too miserable I'll wet my boat. Any recommendations for a 2-3 day trip for an intermediate, well equipped (GPS, VHF, VCR) paddler? I would also entertain going plush and staying at lodge. Thanks *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"E. Sullivan" wrote: > > Visiting folk in Victoria later this month. If the weather > ain't too miserable I'll wet my boat. Any recommendations > for a 2-3 day trip for an intermediate, well equipped (GPS, > VHF, VCR) paddler? I would also entertain going plush and > staying at lodge. Consider using Wallace Island Marine Park as a base. Only about 1.5 miles from launch at Southey Point/end of Arbutus Road (on the north end of Saltspring Island, perversely). This crossing could be gnarly in strong N or S wind, but is relatively protected. From WIMP, there are several day trips possible. And, if windbound, there is hiking to do on the island, which has some interesting history, and is very pretty. Most of Wallace is owned by BC Parks, but some 11 acres are private. There is a $5/night fee. Details in Mary Ann Snowden's "Island Paddling," 2nd Ed., Orca Book Publishers, ISBN 1-55143-065-7 Orca has PO Box 468 in Custer, WA 98240-0468 My SO and I spent four nights there a month ago, and had the CG to ourselves, midweek. In summer, it is a madhouse, I gather. If the weather craps out, there are many B and B's on Saltspring. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
alexa wrote: > > Dave- > > Sounds like a wonderful trip. Any clue on what the weather is like during > the October and November months? Much rain ..... Saltspring and Wallace are among the driest of the Gulf Islands, being firmly in the rain shadow of Vancouver Island, but I have no experience with Oct and Nov. I'd guess wind would be the concern, in any event, inasmuch as the channels there run N and S, and as systems work through there would be strong breezes, approaching gales at times. I've thought about paddling there in the fall. Check out Snowden's book. She has a lot of detail about weather, etc. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Kirby Stevens wrote: > > Hey Dave, > > Wallace Island is nice but I can think of better places to camp than Conover Cove. Parks frowns on people camping elsewhere on the island. Things have changed since you were there last, Kirby. Better redo those maps. There is a designated CG on the N end at Chivers Point. Read Snowden's guide book, and if reading does not convince you, check out the photos on page 112 of campers at Chivers. There is also a sanctioned CG at Cabin Bay, although sans pit toilet. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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