Vancouver Island May 2008
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Day 1, May 19^th 2008. Launched from boat ramp in Tofino paddled Clockwise around Meares Island to Wood Ilet. Approx. Distance paddled 16nm. It was rainy. Wind Blowing 20 knots from the southwest.

Chart: red day 1, Yellow Day 2

Sonya, in front of old growth cedar on Meares Island, Hanging tree garden. Photo by Lisa Johnson.

1^st night Camp Wood Islet. Due to the tide we had to make camp high up in the forest canopy.

Day 2, May 20^th 2008. We finished our circumnavigation of Meares Island and made camp at southeast side near Rassier Pt. The wind easied and sun came out.

A Campsite at HeelBoom Bay, Meares Island. There was a Cabin in back.

Giant Green Anemone(Anthopleura xanthogrammica)

Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)

Day 3, May 21^st 2008. Due to 35 knot Northeast wind, I decided it was best we stayed on Vargas Island. We dried all our damp gear and explored. I rmember looking west out across Father Charles Channel and seeing the sea explode over the reefs.

Sea Stars on Rock looking south, Vargas Island

Worn Driftwood, Vargas Island

Campsite on Vargus Island. near Rassier Point. Due to gale force winds we stayed 2 days.

View, looking toward Rassier Point

Day 4, May 22^nd 2008. We padded from Vargas Island to up to Shelter Inlet. We had intended to camp at a at an established campsite on the southwest side of Obstruction Island along Sulfur Passage. We explored in there but neglected to explore a cove where the campsite was located. We ended up paddling further north up Shelter Inlet until we Lisa spoted a batch of beach on the mainland side.

4^th Day,paddled 25nm to a spot in Shelter Island.

Chart: May 22^nd Thru 25th

View looking west from shelter Inlet

Campsite on Shelter Inlet

View looking east from shelter Inlet

Good Sand Beach, northside of Flores Island, along Sydney Inlet

Shore Crab

Day 5, May 23^rd 2008. We had a short,(well earned), paddle from Shelter Inlet to Good Sand Beach. The sky was clear and it got very warm.

Our Campsites at "Good Sand Beach"

View from Good Sand Beach

(Fragaria chiloensis)

Views from Good sand Beach

Sunset from Good sand Beach

Lisa Johnson on Maurus Channel

Days 6 & 7, May 24^th 2008. We paddled from Good Sand Beach, around the outside of Flores Island to Whitesands Cove. We had great condition with gentle 3' to 4' swells. May 25^th Lisa rested, while I hiked the trails on Flores Island.s

(Castilleja_miniata)

Catface Range, seen from White Sands Cove, Flores Island

(Vaccinium_ovatum)

Board walk connecting Whitesand Cove to Wild Side

Wild Side Trail, Flores Island

Tracks

Catface Range seen from Wilside

Wild Side Heritage Trail sign, Flores Island

Boardwalk along Wild Side Heritage Trail

Shell from moon snail

One of many signs sharing 1^st Nation stories

(Plantago_macrocarpa)

Campsite on White Sands Cove, Flores Island

View, looking south from White Sand Cove

View looking north.

Giant Green Anemone(Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Common Red Paint Brush (Castilleja_miniata)

(Vicia_gigantea)

Yellow Monkey flower (Mimulus_guttatus)

Villous Cinquefoil (Potentilla_villosa)

Whole bunch of Giant Green Anemone(Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Purple Sea Star (Pisaster_ochraceus)

Bunchberry (Cornus_canadensis)

False Lilies-Of-The-Valley (Maianthemum_dilatatum);

Trail of Tears

Shell of Clinocardium

John, Care taker of Gibson Marine Park

Water Fall, from river flowing into Millar Channel. Photo by Lisa Johnson

Water Fall, Near Megin River.

Day 8, from White Sands cove to Rassier Pt, Vargas Island

Day 9, Vargas Island to Tofino

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