Back in May I got togther with the crew from BBB and headed out to the west coast of Vancouver Island. Shawna, Leon, Matt, and Djuna picked me up in Horshoe Bay and we rallied many hours on winding dirt roads, crammed into the BBB head executive vehicle, eventually arriving at Fair Harbor. Plan was to spend 6-7 days on the water, explore the Bunsby Islands, maybe head to the Brooks Peninsula, and play in the swell of the Pacific Ocean. I had been looking forward to the trip for some time, as it had been a couple years since Shawna, Leon, and I had been out on a real multi-day adventure and the first time I had done a coastal trip with Matt and Djuna. Like the week we did the tidal race tour, it felt good to go into the trip seeing a giant high pressure system engulfing the North island. May was a beauty here in the Northwest and we soaked it up on this trip.
The team less Shawna in Fair Harbor. We put on at about 6PM with a pretty big push to the first campsite.
photo by Shawna Franklin
The second day we pushed to get into the Bunsby Islands. The scenery was amazing and it was clear no one else was around. Pretty quiet this time of year.
photo by Shawna Franklin
A nice little play spot we found on our way to get drinking water!
photo by Shawna Franklin
Big part of coming to the Bunsby's was to have really good camping and lots of short day trips to play in swell. Here Djuna and Shawna are settling into the evening hours with some yoga.
photo by Matt Nelson
The tidepools around this campsite were incredible.
photo by Shawna Franklin
Ont the 3rd Day we got into some pretty solid wind and swell on the outside of the Bunsby's
photo by Shawna Franklin
Even though I was filming most of the time, I managed to do a bit of rock gardening.
photo by Shawna Franklin
Leon has just come through the same gap as the shot of me above. Timing is everything when rock gardening.
photo by Shawna Franklin
Working for the shot. I was shooting from above to capture the clear water.
photo by Shawna Franklin
The water was crystal clear.
photo by Shawna Franklin
Matt and Leon playing in the swell off the campite we had in the outer islands
photo by Shawna Franklin
We had 5 days of sun by the time this shot was taken. Very rare on the West coast of Vancouver Island in May.
photo by Shawna Franklin
I think people will really enjoy this part of the film. We captured some of the better rock gardening footage I have seen to date and saw tons of wildlife. Lots of big black bears, sea otters, and eagles. Hope everyone has an amazing July of kayaking!
1 comment:
Great trailer, and pics of Bunsby Islands. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see the video!
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