Re: [Paddlewise] Where ya going?

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net>wrote:

>
> I am planning to paddle for Coronation Island in June.
>

I remember that trip and how disappointed you were to have to cut it short.
I hope this year will be better and look forward to the story.

>
> What about the rest of you? Where you going?
>
> One of the original reasons for the muthah-ship was to provide a means of
transport into Haida Gwai and a place to stay while paddling. I have a
Garmin GPS system with all the charts necessary for this trip and it seems
like a good idea. Plan "A" is to tow the muthah-ship to Prince Rupert and
launch there and paddle locally while waiting for a weather window and then
scoot across to the islands at 20kts. I have hopes of doing that this season
but I know how things like that tend to slip. Especially given the simple
fact that my new shop stands without a roof (waiting on trusses, the
contractor says).

The Princess (our 21-ft 1970-vintage Streamline trailer) will be put to good
use camping and kayaking on the lakes around the Central Washington (state)
area this summer. Our daughter and her husband have just bought a 25-foot
Outback and they both kayak so we are hoping to get in some paddling with
them. Their two boys, 3 and 2, make kayaking difficult for both of them but
with grandma around they should be able to get away.

Another goal this summer is to walk onto the ferry at Anacortes and paddle
from Friday Harbor to James Island and then to Stuart Island and back to FH
and ferry home. I know that the trip through Cattle Pass is more manly but
I'm not feeling all that manly and this is easier.

And Bob, I think that surrounding yourself with charts and maps is wonderful
fun. It's even better nowadays with Google Maps. :)


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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