Craig Jungers wrote: > I would give a lot to be able to hear the chit-chat at the S. Pender > campsite right about now (8am Saturday morning). It was 29F at 5am today but > at least we didn't get any snow. I think the Puget Sound and Gulf Islands > area got some. I know Everett did. Wet slush, was more like it. About 36 F and "snowing" at a car campground near Sidney, BC. Big Bad Bruce and I packed it all away and headed out to the ferry, ducting Doug into our wake on Saturday morning, launching from N. Pender and joining the throng at Beaumont Marine Park on S. Pender. A truly beautiful site. We missed the snow in camp, but it was the coldest winter camp I have ever had kayaking in mid-April! Thanks to the largesse of one of the principals of WestCoastPaddler, there was a mongo MSR tarp to huddle under while quaffing brews, telling lies, cooking, and genuflecting to the spirits. We got in a wonderful circuit around S. Pender on a sunny, bright day, and dodged power boats in the narrow channel separating the two Penders. Others did other tours from this scenic site. I expect Doug will chime in here somewhere. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:12:57 PDT
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