Union Bay to Sandy Island Trip Report - August 24, 2021

 It was a beautiful sunny morning when 20 kayaks and 2 canoes set out from the Union Bay boat launch looking for an adventure and a destination new to the group.  The skies were bright and blue, not a cloud in sight, the waters fairly calm with a light northwest wind keeping the air cool. 

 

 

Heading northwest from the launch we paddled  toward the seal islets just a little west from our main destination.  Although we had the wind and small waves in our faces, the tide was with us, ebbing, so it wasn't difficult or a struggle to make good progress across Baynes Sound. 

Horne Lake Trip Report - August 10, 2021

 Ten paddlers showed up for the Horne Lake paddle. When we arrived the water was calm and we thought we would have a windless day on the lake.

 

Not to be, as, about 20 minutes prior to setting out, the wind picked up and changed the  plan to paddle north around the shoreline.

 

Nanaimo Harbour Trip Report - July 27, 2021

 It was a nice warm sunny day.  We weren’t able to paddle around Newcastle Island and the narrows, between Protection & Newcastle Islands due to the 13 km winds.

 There were twenty-three (23) of us in  twenty-one (21) kayaks: (Pat Ashton, Isy Azzopardi, Mariane Cardiff, Eileen Edwards, Cormack Gates, Bruce Gilbert, Lil Harm, Linda Hays,  Walt Ilenseer, George Mosley, Norm Patzer, Michelle Patzer, Penny Vanson, Linda Watson, Jo Winner, Linda Winner, Liz Campbell, Gord Ball, Shari Ball, Tom Corsie, Peter Law, Mila Wendt and myself). 

A Commercial Barge approached the Brechin Point Launch just before 10:00 am.  Thanks to our punctual group, we were ready to paddle before 10:00 am to be out of its way. 

 

We cruised north by the Departure Bay Ferry, to admire the Rock Formation around the Northern tip of Newcastle. We had to turn back at Shaft Point due to the rough waters.