[Nick Heath]

Hi Gaila,

If the web description is not detailed enough, I’ll bring a handout to the meeting next week and send it as an email att to anyone who wants it. My idea is to be flexible to accommodate what folks wish to do.

[Former Member]

What does it involve?

[Nick Heath]

I’ve posted a trip Oct 14/15 for inspecting/touring the 6 sites in Howe Sd for which SKABC has assumed stewardship.  I regret this clashes with the Harrison R day trip. Please sign up for one or the other!

[Heather Kirk]

Hi,

I’d like to put on a paddle trip down the Fraser once again from Hope to the Aggassiz Bridge, Saturday September 30th. Participants must have experience in fast moving water, either from taking the Currents Course or from prior white water river experience. Contact Heather Kirk by September 28th at the latest at @heakirk@telus.net to get the driving directions, meeting location and time. We usually go to a nearby pub for dinner if there’s interest.

[Nick Heath]

Successfully completed by Heather Kirk and me. Super trip and not very hard either.

[Nick Heath]

Sold!

[Former Member]

Hmmm.  I might be in.  How does the camping work there?  Do we need to reserve?

Gaila

[Former Member]

Is anyone else planning to wheel their kayak onto the ferry this Friday to go to the BC Marine Trails weekend: Friday early afternoon departure to Sunday later afternoon return?  Two of us are now planning to meet at St Davids in North Van to combine boats on one car and thus share the parking cost at Horseshoe Bay, work together to move/wheel our boats onto the ferry and to the boat launch in Nanaimo, and then paddle together to Newcastle Island.  Up to two more boats can safely be loaded on my racks for any others who which to share the parking cost.

We might plan on taking the 3:10 PM ferry over on Friday and 5:20 PM ferry back on Sunday, but this is not yet set.

[Former Member]

WE GOT IT.  NO WORRIES.

Simone took it home I think.  She lives on the west side of Vancouver.  I’ll forward your contact info to her.

 

[Former Member]

I left a small black back pack at the September meeting at the Sunrise Community Centre yesterday. Did anybody notice it ? Pick it up ? Take it home ? Turn it in ?

Please reply or call  John at 416-949-7754

Thank You.

[Maureen Benzon]

The website has been updated – please check location and time details. There is still time to sign up if you would like to join us.

🙂

Maureen

[Former Member]

I will likely either get a ride to, or park at Horseshoe Bay, and then wheel my kayak onto the ferry.    At Nanaimo Departure Bay Terminal, there is a boat launch about 300 metres from the ferry slip, and Newcastle Island is even closer (although we have to paddle around the island to the far side (about 3 km).  IMHO, Having a car in Nanaimo is not particularly useful at all.  So, short of paddling the entire way across (which is what we are celebrating), rolling on the ferry is the next best route to get there.

I would myself love to carpool with people from the eastern lower mainland to split parking costs at Horseshoe Bay.

Randy

[Former Member]

There is still space on this trip which was originally posted 4 weeks ago in the “Short Notice Paddles”

Proposed trip is as follows:

Friday, Sept 8 – ferry to Nanaimo and launch at Cedar, paddle to Pirates Cove Marine Park on De Courcy Island (distance, 3.5 nm).  Day trips on Sat Sep 9 and return to Vancouver on Sun Sep 10 or Monday Sep 11.

Note:  option for some paddlers to join the group for Sat/Sun only, but I would like at least one person to launch with me on Friday so we can get a campsite for the group.

Contact Shelley at 604-437-1549 (tel) or shelleyxx99@gmail.com.

[Sarka Lhotak]

Hi,

Anybody going to the Salish sea Marine trail grand opening on Newcastle island would like to carpool to Nanaimo to share the cost of the ferry? Leaving sometime on Friday Sep 15th, coming back Sunday afternoon.

[Maureen Benzon]

For the record, Ambleside to Eagle Harbour (return) is 14nm.

Ambleside to Whitecliff return is more like 20nm.

Thanks to those who joined the paddle. Conditions were perfect, a slight breeze, with a nice bit of bounce around the point and a small surf landing on our return.

[Author]

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