Vancouver Island August 2007
Rugged Point to Little Espinosa Inlet
 

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On August 11th 2007, Leslie, Alan, Rob and Sonya rode the water taxi with kayaks and gear from Fair Harbor to a beach near Rugged Point on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. From there we paddle south down the coast to the Nuchatlitz then up to Esperanza Inlet and finishing at Little Espinosa Inlet. We took out at the Bridge. We left a vehicle to shuttle back to Fair Harbor to get Rob's Van. The Trip took 7 days. It was enough time to relax, explore and take these photos.
Leslie Mix Sonya Waterbugg Bailey Alan Shurman Capt Rob Avery

Leslie Mix

Sonya Bailey

Alan shurman

Captain Rob Avery
capt Rob Avery at Rugged Point Rugged Point Banana Slug Jurassic Point 051

Captain Rob Avery on Rugged Point

Rugged Point, tailhead leading to outside coast

Banana Slug, (Ariolimax columbianus)

Jurassic Point
Rugged Point Lunch Break at Jurassic Point 054 Tatchu River Kelp crab

Rugged Point

Lunch Break at Jurassic Point

Tatchu River

Shell of Kelp Crab (Pugettia spp)
Sandspit Cove Sandstone Cove

 

Sandstone Cove

Sandspit Cove

Sandspit cove
< Arbonia Sea Star Crab 2007-08-13_160Anemone

Looking south from Sandstone

Dead Purple Sea Star, (Pisaster ochraceus)

Hemigrapsus spp (shore Crab)

Anthopleura xanthogrammica (Giant Green Anemone)
2007-08-13_172GooseBarnacles Sea Palm Carex macrocephala Catala

Pollicipes polymerus (Goose Barnacles)

(Sea Palm)

Carex macrocephala (Large Head Sedge)

Rock Formation on Catala
South facing beach, catala Crab campfire on Catala Island View of Twin Island Arbonia NW PT Catala NW PT Catala

Above: Our Kayaks on South Facing Beach if Catala Island.
Below: Tide pool; Sponge & Mussels.

Campfire on Southwest point of Catal Island

Above: View of Twin Islands from rock.
Below: Sunset from Island 44 (Shies Island)

Above: Northwest Point of Catala Island.
Below: Camp on Island 44.
Hole In Rock Shies Island, (Island 44) Shies I 0351 Shies I

Hole in Rock Northwest Catala Island

Shies Island, (Island 44)

Shies Island (Island 44)

Shies Island (Island 44)
Crab Shore Crab Arbonia Arbonia

Purple Shore Crab, (Hemigrapsus Nudis)

Shore Crabe (Hemigrapsus spp) (Shore Crab)

Sea Outter (Enhydra Lutris)

Sea Outter (Enhydra Lutris)
Map 1 Map 2 Map 3 Map 4

1st day, Camped near Rugged Point, 2nd day camped at Sandstone Point.

3rd and 4th day camped at Catala Island

5th & 6th day camped at Island 44 (Shies Island)

Over all satellite map of where we paddled and camped.Last day, We paddled up Esperanza Inlet to Little Espinosa Inlet.
Map 5

 

Arial satellite map of vancouver Island.

 

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Links and Information on Vancouver Island

Photo pages from other Vancouver Island Trips:
Vancouver Island Aug. 2003: James and Sonya's Trip
Vancouver Island May 2008: Clayoquot Sound.
Vancouver Island Aug. 2008: Nootka Island, An Eco-Pirate Adventure.
Vancouver Island Aug. 2009: Broughton Group and Brooks Bay, An Eco-Pirate Adventure.

Added Updated Oct. 1sts 2009

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