Arriving at Spyhop Basecamp
Bob and Allie tidying up gear
heading southeast for an afternoon paddle in the overcast
A Happy Janet!
cruising the shoreline
Marcela and Ian
tideline
cliff in the mist
our group heading back to Spyhop
eagles everywhere
river mouth
freshwater!
lots of vertical around these parts
a sign of things to come?
Janet looking for rocks
Allie too!!
Kitchen and dining area at Spyhop camp
mountain top in the clouds and mist
Bob playing bull kelp music
lunch stop - Ian setting the tarp
relaxing while waiting for lunch
old boom log
gnarly stump
Robson Bight Eclogical Reserve around the corner
Marycela and Marcela
looking for more rocks
climbing up to a hidden waterfall
falls
upper falls
heading back down
clean and green
Johnstone Strait
Kayaks on the beach
snow on the peaks of the coastal range
fishing boat
Bob, Marcela, Marycela, Allie and Janet
evening fire
morning sun
Ian
pick up stix!
Orca!
one of a pod of 3 that passed the Spyhop camp in early morning
Porpoise
Jan and Allie on Hanson Island
Trees used by natives
Temperate rain forest hike - Hanson Island
Sitka Spruce
Another tree that the natives harvested boards from
Giant Red Cedar
Marycela and Marcela and the 11 - 1300 year old giant Red Cedar
8 people around!
moss patch
Sid, Jan, Allie and Bob
Marycela, Marcela, Kerry, Jan, Sid Allie, Bob - Ian took the pic!
Banana slugs eating a fungus
chillin' before lunch
huge stump
bull kelp bed
logging scars
heading back to Spyhop
What a day!
Kerry and Marycela
Ian and Marcela
Cruise ship coming through Blackney Passage
the gang!
evening glow
Moving day - heading from Spyhop to Compton Island
Allie and Jan
how blue can it be
a survivor!!
looking northwest up Johnstone Strait
"X" marks the spot!
unloading for a lunch break
Bob having a wee snooze
Jan and Marycela
freighter down bound on Johnstone Strait
seagulls and sea lions
nice day to lay in the sun!
Blue Heron on bull kelp
Juvenile bald eagle
hanging around the kitchen
Kerry, Jan and Allie
Ian's turn to make supper!
sun rising on Hanson Island
Sun hitting the tree tops on Compton Island
Flower Island
Compton Island beach, kitchen and tents
day paddle - West Passage
Jan and Kerry
Village Channel
native pictograph
coastal mountain range
through the Carey Group of islands
back to Compton through Indian Channel
whale watching - a mother and calf humpback fed much of the afternoon in Blackfish Sound
Washington State ferry
rolling mist
Kitchen shelter
heading back to Telegraph Cove and the end of our trip
Blackney Passage
a little gunk holing on the way back
amazing colours
Marycela and Marcela, Allie and Bob, Sid
Ian and Kerry packing up at trip's end - Telegraph Cove
Courtney waterfront totem
