[Rob McIntyre]

Long time listener, first time poster…

I am planning a 6 day trip in mid June from Telegraph Cove and have a ton of questions.
Are there any must see’s, great camping spots, best places to see bioluminescence… or places best avoided? Unmarked dangers? Best marine radio channels to monitor for whale watching tips? I understand water is hard to come by… is that true? Cultural sites not to be missed or places we should respectfully avoid?

Im leaning toward a one way with a barge return – thoughts?
Are there any great reference books? My searching has not been very fruitful.
I have the BC Marine trail map, which has some good info on camping, but nothing beats first hand accounts.

Has anyone done a trip there in the last few years that cares to share some insights?

The charts are laid out and the origami has begun 🙂

Thanks in advance for any advice! Rob

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[Tomas Bednar]

Rob, It sure is worth the extra cost with shuttle. I have done same on the second trip. We went up to the Fox Group, dropped kayaks on the water and paddled up to the Sullivan Bay, at took it from the ocean exposed side back to the Telegraph Cove. We have meet one paddler in the northern area, comparing with south, it really has desolated vibes… ( At Sullivan Bay, there is always at least one person – keeper watching parked houseboats, potential to restock basic supplies as well) And to your question, once again, I would go again for the northern part, rather than south if I only had one option. Despite smaller potential to watch  whales.

[Rob McIntyre]

George,
Thank you for your very kind offer, which I will be sure to take you up on! I’ll do a bit more research and then reach out to you? Perhaps next weekend? Send me a time that might work for you to my email elysiumprojects@icloud.com
Thanks again

Rob

[Rob McIntyre]

Denise,

Thank you for your kind offer – I have sent you an email.

 

Rob

[Rob McIntyre]

Thomas,
I am tossing up paddling in and out, vs going deeper in the Northern sections, and getting a barge back. It’s not an overly cheap option, but how would you compare the Northern sections – is it worth the cost to go deeper into the Archipelago? Keen to hear your thoughts. I only have 6 days due to work commitments of my group 🙁

[George Prevost]

Hi Rob,

I’ve visited this area many times.  I’d be happy to chat on the phone or via Zoom to give you my take on the best places to visit, camp, etc.

[Denise Mullen]

Hi. I am doing it for a second time this July. if you want my trip maps from InReach email me at dmdis@shaw.ca. It is an amazing place

[Tomas Bednar]

Blue, red and green lines are my routes, if you will make your itinerary crossing my lines and will have questions, let me know. For whale watching, the best spot is definitely Flower island, that’s the only spot where we saw whales – Orcas and Humpbacks. For the places to avoid, on my line, there are none, the key is to time slacks well in the narrow passages and expect nasty conditions on the west Pacific exposed part of the  Archipelago on the hot afternoon days.  It’s pretty much common sense.

[Tomas Bednar]

Hey Rob, I have attached north part of Broughtons in here, my itinerary is marked with green line. I’m gonna upload south part of the map in the next post.

[Rob McIntyre]

Thanks Kevin

im finding a lot of the links aren’t working

I’ll be sure to provide edits as I come across them.

[Kevin Amos]

Here is a good source to get you started. Some info may be a bit dated.

https://www.skabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kayak-Destination-Info-Sheet-Broughton-Group.pdf

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