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Quadra to Kingcome and Back Again (Part One) – Coastal Mountaineering

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In May 2021, after several cancelled plans due to COVID, I married the love of my life on a dock on north Quadra Island. What could be better?! The following afternoon we left on a 24-day kayaking honeymoon expedition. As with many things during the time of COVID, this was a plan B expedition, but still one that had been on our minds for some time. Despite the lingering smells and sights of progress, the Discovery and Thurlow Islands offer supreme solitude and the shoulder season in the Broughtons never disappoints. We paddled around 650km over 24 days, averaging around 31km for the days we paddled. Despite having a GPS all of our navigation is done using paper charts, so distances are never completely accurate. Trip route in blue – linking previous trips we have done in green (Discovery Islands), red (Central Coast & Cape Scott), and yellow (Broughtons). Although the route and conditions allowed us to paddle every day, we elected to take three rest days. The first on Yorke Island beca

Kingcome Inlet modern pictographs – worth the paddle! In May 2021, after several cancelled plans due to COVID, I married the love of my life on a dock on north Quadra Island. What could be better?! The following afternoon we left on a 24-day kayaking honeymoon expedition. As with many things during the time of COVID, this was a plan B expedition, but still one that had been on our minds for some time. Despite the lingering smells and sights of progress, the Discovery and Thurlow Islands offer supreme solitude and the shoulder season in the Broughtons never disappoints. We paddled around

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