A little too close to nature

General Description: Orcas. What else should we say? Orcas orcas everyday. Orcas orcas while you float. Orcas orcas from your boat. Humpback whales splash their tails. Great big fins on orca males. Tenting over pebbly beaches. Porpii swim by out of reaches. Wiggly worms down at the tide line. Home dried meals and from a bag wine. Black bears walk by on the shore. Orcas orcas we see more! You get the picture. Dr Seuss would love it here.

We parked at Telegraph Cove but had kayaks left for us by Strathcona Park Lodge. We re-learned every day the differences between packing canoes and puzzling together pack jobs in kayaks without center hatches. Rent well ahead of time to do this trip as they sell out early.

From Telegraph Cove we paddled south towards The Robson Bight Ecological Reserve. After a couple days of orca-ing we crossed Johnstone Strait and paddled around Hanson Island then crossed to Cormorant Channel Marine Provincial Park.

Difficulty: Moderate. We had glassy weather and could have done the trip in open deck canoes. But the winds and current can be wild here so choose your crossings wisely.

Hazards: current, wind, overly friendly sea-lions and harbour seals.

Trip Length: We sadly only had 5 nights. It would have been wonderful to have added a couple extra days to cross into the Broughton Archipeligo Provincial Marine Park.