They were not alone in completing such a journey in a small open canoe. Betty Lowman Carey did a similar trip, alone, in a small dugout, back in 1937. She has a narrative of her adventure coming out in September, Bijaboji: http://www.harbourpublishing.com/index.php?s=book&id=516 Betty (then Lowman; later Carey) and husband Neil have been fixtures in the Queen Charlottes since emigrating to Canada back in the 1960's ... and still live in Sandspit in a home festooned with the gleanings of 40 years of mucking about the coastlines of the Charlottes. Neil is an author, also, having written a guide to the Islands, and a fascinating narrative of their time in Puffin Cove, on the exposed coast of Moresby Island (now within Haida Gwaii). Betty's dugout is on display in the airport terminal at Sandspit, Moresby Island. It is tiny, a testament to one woman's resolve and cunning. The Carey's are genuine characters, with some charming idiosyncrasies ... and one monomaniacal trait. If you are ever in Sandspit, you've got to see their collection of flotsam and jetsam. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR ----- Original Message ----- > > In a message dated 7/24/2004 11:29:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > revkayak_at_aptalaska.net writes: > > > > > If you think about it, it was a remarkable journey, from Seattle to > > > Ketchikan by open canoe. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jul 24 2004 - 23:05:20 PDT
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