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cascadiabound said:
We actually had a lot of good campsites on this trip. When we were kayaking...which was the longest portion of the trip, we camp in undeveloped wilderness sites usually places with just enough room for one tent. When we can, we like to camp at the upper portion of the beach, however we had very high tides, especially, at night, so it was necessary to find tent sites in the trees above the highest high tide line.

To avoid bears and cougars, we prefer very small islets on the outer coast. The portion of the coast we were on has many many miles of very rocky and inhospitable coastline for landings, so the few places where sand and shell beaches form are like gold!

Here are two pics taken of and from one of my favorite campsites of the trip.
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Your photos are stunning...Wish I could be there in person...embracing...LOVE...

So nice to see you sweet one...hug...:rose::rose:
 
It's great to see you back :kiss::rose:. Those photos are so beautiful. That looks like a magical place to have been. A great spot for nature.
 
Those are gorgeous pics. Thank you for sharing. I think TC already asked about wildlife. Which is something I'd like to see as well.

That island seems pretty small. Do the tides or weather affect it overly much? I'd hate to think you breaking camp unexpectedly. Or does that figure in when choosing your campsite? Ever been surprised by that sort of event?
 
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Tallcajun said:
CB.
How about wildlife? Such great settings.
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First of all... we wanted to avoid bears... (yikes!)
And there are plenty around - in the time we were out, the first 2 grizzleys ever in human memory showed up on the Island where the town of Alert Bay is.

We tend to camp places bears have no interest in being generally.

We did see lots and lots of sea otters. So many more than in the same area when we first traveled here. They have really rebounded significantly from the brink of extinction at the end of the fir trade. As a result, the kelp forests have changed dramatically as well - the places that were thick with kelp in the past... have scattered kelp now. It is fascinating.

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpiglove.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F02%2Fimg_1589.jpg&f=1

We have also camped where there have been Cougar issues. But while we have seen cougar sign, we have not ever encountered a cougar on our travels.

On this this we did have some close encounters with Sea Lions. In the moment, I tend to not grab my camera, cause I just want to experience it... so - no pics. Sorry.
 
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Mrtenant said:
Those are gorgeous pics. Thank you for sharing. I think TC already asked about wildlife. Which is something I'd like to see as well.

That island seems pretty small. Do the tides or weather affect it overly much? I'd hate to think you breaking camp unexpectedly. Or does that figure in when choosing your campsite? Ever been surprised by that sort of event?
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You are welcome Mr. T.
To answer your question, here is a sunset pic from a good kayak camp beach. A favorite spot. We tend to favour little beaches or islets when possible.

Both tides and weather are huge factors on this coastline. The tidal interval is often over 15 feet, whenver we move camp, we have to use our best guess as to just how high the tide will come in the middle of the night. You do that by looking at the most recent rack lines, and at the vegetation that cannot survive frequent saltwater inundation.

Even when we are confident that we have located the kayaks above the high tide line on the beach, we still tie them to something that cannot float away. Just in case. Things happen. It is very important to not be stranded without your boats.

As to breaking camp unexpectedly, I can not imagine breaking camp for weather conditions, as we tend to choose locations that can be made secure and safe if we have any inkling that bad weather might be upon us. However, we have had to leave camps in a hurry in the case of bears.
 
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A beautiful picture of the sea gulls, thank you for that :). I really enjoyed reading about all the other wildlife you've seen too.

I'm glad that you avoided the bears. I've been to some rural spots in other European countries where there are bears, but never in close enough proximity to come across any warning signs.
 
AbsintheFather said:
Lovely Photos My Dear.
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thank you so much honey.

How cold is the water and do you bathe in it?
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Hi Absinthe-
The water temperature along the BC coast is about 52 degrees. It is quite cold.

On a very warm day I have been known to bathe in it. However, we had a lot of cool days and a lot of rain, and I found myself quite soaked from pouring rain without having to submerge myself in the ocean more of the time than I actually preferred. Because it was cool, and we did not want to have bonfires, on this trip, I did not bathe in the ocean. Too difficult to get warm, and too much of a risk for hypothermia.


It is OMG - brrrrrrrrrrrr
 
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Thank you for your reply cb. :heart:

Did you plan for that as a shelter from the storm or was it good fortune you came upon it? Meaning I guess, was it something you were looking for in light storm's approach/presence?

Also, one of the things I do is to savor the morning and day ahead of me by being awake early. I'll grab up that first hour or so of the day and savor it. A time for myself to do with as I choose. Watch the sunrise, feel the quietness, drink my coffee, read, and more, or less.

Can you describe how that would be on a day on this trip?
 
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Mrtenant said:
Thank you for your reply cb. :heart:

Did you plan for that as a shelter from the storm or was it good fortune you came upon it? Meaning I guess, was it something you were looking for in light storm's approach/presence?
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A little bit of both.
On some trips we move camp every day we are able to move. Other times we prefer to base camp... setting up once and then exploring which is great for island groups and for wildlife observation. Or for fishing. Those can be more relaxed trips. On this trip we had a friend's sailboat that we were able to use as a mother ship for a portion of the trip and that was great fun. Both the company and the luxury.

Also, one of the things I do is to savor the morning and day ahead of me by being awake early. I'll grab up that first hour or so of the day and savor it. A time for myself to do with as I choose. Watch the sunrise, feel the quietness, drink my coffee, read, and more, or less.

Can you describe how that would be on a day on this trip?
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I too like to savor mornings. Alas, that is not the way mornings go when you are kayaking in Cascadia... on the exposed west coast of the Pacific Ocean.

On days that we are moving camp we get up early... with the alarm going off before the sun rises. We listen to the Marine radio forecast and we are grateful if the signal is strong enough to be able to listen to it while still in the tent. If conditions are good enough according to the prediction to be able to paddle, we start moving pretty fast. Getting dressed, packing up. We have a system in camp.

We are usually on the water within 90 minutes of sitting up in the tent. We can do it in as little as 70 minutes.. but everything has to go perfectly and we are really pushing to do that. Not exactly relaxing, Mr. T. (rueful grin).

The base camp days we got going much later, both when we were camping and when we used the sailboat as a mother ship. Worried less about the tides, a bit less about the weather, could spend a little more time fishing and poking about. We caught Rock cod, and our sailboat friends landed a halibut so we had excellent fresh fish.

cb:heart:
 
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shewantsmore said:
Must be so beautiful there first thing in the morning
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We had some very pretty mornings. We also had stormy mornings when I was grateful for the dry suit to keep me dry...the rain soaking my hat and hair until I looked like a drowned rat even before we finished loading the boats... grateful to be moving to warm up again. It's a mix of raw beauty and power...I am perpetually in awe of this coast.

The days we were able to be a bit lazy and use the sailboat as a mother ship was a real treat. Allowed us to get places we would not have had time to get to on our own power.

https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/zdEG_KtRzlpW9Zkw3I4T.g--/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD0zOTg7dz02MDA-/http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6f/09/db/6f09dbb725ee0a138a97fb7dee010e19.jpg.cf.jpg

Driftwood logs... evidence of past big storms.
 
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That early morning fog and the sunset are such wonderful contrasts, yet both so picturesque in their own way. I really appreciate the tranquil nature that they both offer.
 
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