A sailboat in the mist and Henk paddling in the background, in Deep Cove, Vancouver
This is a "Time Capsule" post, meaning it describes a trip from the past which never made it to the blog. This post is short on text but has some of my favorite ever paddling photos! Enjoy :)
Our second day of Vancouver paddling, in October 2016, took us to Deep Cove (click here to see the first paddle). We rented boats from Deep Cove Kayak (at the time, 72 CAD for the day), and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of their rentals. After they heard I was an experienced kayaker, the manager said he had a boat I might like to try. He came back with a beautiful white (carbon fiber?) sea kayak from a brand I hadn't heard of before - Sterling Kayaks, made in Bellingham, Washington. I paddled the "Illusion" model. Apparently they go for $6000+! Price tag aside, it was a wonderful boat to paddle. A girl can dream, right?
Our second day of Vancouver paddling, in October 2016, took us to Deep Cove (click here to see the first paddle). We rented boats from Deep Cove Kayak (at the time, 72 CAD for the day), and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of their rentals. After they heard I was an experienced kayaker, the manager said he had a boat I might like to try. He came back with a beautiful white (carbon fiber?) sea kayak from a brand I hadn't heard of before - Sterling Kayaks, made in Bellingham, Washington. I paddled the "Illusion" model. Apparently they go for $6000+! Price tag aside, it was a wonderful boat to paddle. A girl can dream, right?
Beach launch spot at Deep Cove Kayak
All smiles, in spite of the drizzle
We launched from the beach in front of the rental shop - really convenient! Once again, it was a calm, cloudy, foggy, cool day. I think that may be some of my favorite paddling weather, especially because you often have the water to yourself. It's usually not cold because your legs warm up the inside of the boat, and your upper body is moving and packaged in warm/waterproof layers.
An old barge that Henk wanted to buy to build our future houseboat
The low hanging clouds were so calming and mysterious :)
We spotted a bunch of fun creatures through the crystal clear water.
Arriving at Jug Island Beach for lunch
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Super steep cliffs!
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Classic feet-on-deck shot
Bridge to Hamber Island
Returning to the rental shop at the end of the day.
I hope you enjoyed the paddling photos. After our kayaking trips, we headed down to Washington to do an overnight backpacking trip in the Enchantments. The fall scenery in the mountains and lakes was equally stunning. We originally planned to hike for 3 days, but 8" (20 cm) of snow were in the forecast, so we had to turn around at Colchuck Lake.
Some photos from backpacking in the Enchantments!
Date: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
Distance: 14.2 km (8.8 miles)
Duration: 3 hours
Weather: Drizzly, cloudy, cool
Distance: 14.2 km (8.8 miles)
Duration: 3 hours
Weather: Drizzly, cloudy, cool
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