Re: [Paddlewise] Spanish Victoria

I know you directed this to Doug, but I couldn't resist. I actually had no
idea who Juan de fuca was, and usually make up some, uh, likely sotry to
explain to whoever.  But!  He was Greek! I didn't know any of this.

I'm in Victoria too, and there is Juan de Fuca everything here. I take my
cat to the Jdf Vet Clinic!
I understand that instead of the University of Victoria, there was a
proposal to name it Juan de Fuca U.  Niversity.  Snicker.  Luckily, didn't
happen.

Sad story re the two who went out yesterday and the one who came back.  I
couldn't believe what I heard. that piece of water deserves a lot of
respect.

http://www.nps.gov/olym/edhis.htm

"Since the early 16th century European explorers had sought a Northwest
Passage across the American continent to the Pacific. A Greek navigator who
sailed for Spain and was known by the name of Juan de Fuca claimed to have
found such a passage at 47 degrees north latitude in 1592, but his claim was
doubted by subsequent explorers. ...(snip)  In 1787 the English Captain
Charles William Barkley recognized the passage between the Olympic Peninsula
and Vancouver Island and entered it onto his charts as the Strait of Juan de
Fuca. "

Diane

> Doug: Your posting of the unfortunate April 13th incident reawakens my
> curiosity about your local waters. Who the hell was Juan de Fuca? Is there
a
> good source of information about the Spanish exploration of the Pacific
NW?
> And while we're getting historical, what sort of boats did the local
Native
> Americans use around Victoria? How far south did kayak use go?
> PT, Melbourne, OZ.,
>


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