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Departure Fog Photo
...and rain too Photo
Broken Group - Day 4
by solsticejustin on Aug 28, 2008
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
Kayaking / Canoeing | 7.3 miles
Day 4 - ThursdayWe awoke to more rain, and now fog.  Around breakfast, and after a call home to verify ferry times, we came to the realization that if we left for Toquart Bay this morning we could make the 1900 Coho back to Victoria.  We all decided this was a much better prospect than breaking camp, and reassembling a bunch of wet gear at Toquart Bay.So, we set about breaking down...
Ranger Station Photo
First Nations Cabins Photo
N end of Nettle Photo
N end of Nettle 2 Photo
Broken Group - Day 3
by solsticejustin on Aug 27, 2008
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
12.5 miles
Day 3 - WednesdayI awoke to a strange sound - silence.  My tent had remained dry and the storm had passed, but it was cold!  Gerry emerged from his tent with his fleece hat and vest, Paul quickly dawned his paddling gear, and I had to dig out my polar fleece.   We headed out to the inner section of islands to poke our noses in some gunkholes and see what we found....
Beach at Clarke Photo
Beach at Clarke 2 Photo
Beach at Clarke 3 Photo
Campsite at Clarke Photo
Broken Group - Day 2
by solsticejustin on Aug 26, 2008
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
Kayaking / Canoeing | 14.0 miles
Day Two - TuesdayTuesday began at a reasonable hour, for me at least, sometime around 0730.  Paul and Gerry had been up earlier and I joined them for breakfast.  The weather forecast was for okay weather in the morning, getting windy and rainy buy the afternoon.    As we sipped our tea and coffee we asked the guide who had kindly shared his leftovers the previous night what his plan was.  His...
Gear Photo
Paul Photo
Gerry and Paul at Toquart Bay Campground Photo
Sunday night at Toquart Bay Photo
Broken Group - Day 1
by solsticejustin on Aug 25, 2008
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
Kayaking / Canoeing | 17.0 miles
Day  1 - MondayThe trip to the launch at Toquart Bay took nearly all of Sunday.  Gerry picked me up at 7:30 and we arrived at the launch at 6:00 pm that night. The 4+ hour travel time from Victoria seemed to drag on and on, but finally we arrived.  We had decided to camp at the launch since it would be getting dark within an hour after our arrival.  The plan...