The Kids' West Coast Kayak Trip

Our daughter shared this photos with us and said I could share them with you. The trip was to explore and clean up some remote beaches off the west coast of the north island.
Except for the box, every thing went in the kayak


They were headed out there across the water into the fog and to the north west side of Brooks Pennisula
It started out not too bad so they put up the sail

The water got pretty wild with 6+ ft waves. One reason they didn't take the dog with them. No more pics until they get to their beach

Another reason not to take the dog was the wolves. Here are some of their tracks. My daughter's footprint is ladies size 8

 

Here are more pictures of the beaches







This was one of the beaches that they cleaned up. She thought a lot of you would be looking more at the wood on the beach.



This is what four people in three days manage to clean off the beaches. It will be packaged and flown out to be recycled and garbaged.


The helicopter came and started taking out garbage from their area and a couple of others that were cleaned by other groups.

 

I don't have these in order. I am just posting them as I think you will like to see them.
Every good FHC holiday thread must have a picture of this. As it is the fog zone, it is probably one of the few places in BC where you could have a campfire.











There is a painter in our area by the name of Stewart Marshall. For quite some time he painted watercolour pictures from his kayak as he traveled around our area. The below picture is what I would call a Stewart Marshall view. Many times from our sailboat, we would see something that would make us say - It's a Stewart Marshall picture.

 

The weather coming back from Brooks was a lot better. Their traveling companions took some pictures of them. The rack with the tires on the deck is their kayak transport. They used it to move the big bags of garbage around.

My SIL's hat is a typical west coast First Nations hat he had made for him.







When they got back from Brooks Pennisula, we delivered a new tire and their dog. Beta was glad to see them and headed straight into the water.

 

One final panorama view for you.


They didn't have the truck available for the trip so it was made in their Subaru

 

Quite beautiful pics.
So wolves, eh? Nope.

 

You think it was cat. A large cougar?

 

Nice pics, thanks!

 

Woodwidow Thanks go to your daughter for letting you share her pictures with us. I guess their trip did happen cause they had pics.

 

Love the pictures. Best vacation wife and I ever went on was on the west side of Vancouver Island. First place we ever got into a kayak. Got us hooked and we are still paddling over a decade later. Thanks again for sharing.

 

In fact I own a kayak built by Seaward in Chemainus. They do amazing work.

 

Very cool pics Woodwidow! Tell your daughter thanks for letting you share. Those wolf tracks would have me nervous if it was me out there

 

Wow, thanks for sharing, and thank the kids for cleaning up, quite the adventure.

 

Thanks for sharing, looks like an awesome trip and a nice cleanup!!

 

I guess I should have elaborated............nope, get me out of there!!

 

I can understand that. They were big tracks.

 

It is so easy to lose something overboard and if it is plastic, it floats away. But there are still people who dispose of their garbage overboard as well. Out of sight, out of mind.