Vancouver Island Kayak Gear List
I've put together the kayak gear list of everything I used on the Vancouver Island journey, along with a review of how the equipment...
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Felipe Behrens
Sep 3, 20235 min read
Epilogue - Jul. 29th & 30th- Days 61 and 62 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The arrival in Everett may have been the end of the journey, but not the end of the work. I managed to complete the journey about one...
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Felipe Behrens
Sep 1, 20232 min read
PART 8 - Jul. 28th - Day 60 - Last Day! -Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
For kayaking, it was an uneventful day. I left early in the morning from Fay Bainbridge Park across from downtown seattle. As is...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 30, 20231 min read
PART 8 - Jul. 27th - Day 59 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The hottest day yet. “Good god. Am I in Florida? Even the air feels like a steamy sauna.” I shouted. At least a roll in the water was...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 27, 20232 min read
PART 8 - Jul. 26th - Day 58 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
I did not realize how tired I was yesterday until I laid on the hotel bed for a small rest before taking a walk around town, only to wake...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 24, 20232 min read
PART 8 - Jul. 25th - Day 57 - Crossing the Juan de Fuca - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
After leaving Lee and his family I took a walk downtown to a liquor store and purchased two bottles of Canadian Maple Cream Rum. I...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 21, 20238 min read
PART 8 - Jul. 24th - Day 56 - Victoria & Around - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Arriving in a big town like Victoria in the late afternoon was a challenge. Not only did I need to find an appropriate boat ramp or beach...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 17, 20234 min read
PART 8 - CLOSING THE CIRCLE - Jul. 23rd - Day 55 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
“Hey, before you get to Victoria, go explore the Race Rocks.” That was a message on my phone from Lee. “What is there to see there?”...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 14, 20232 min read
PART 7 - Jul. 22nd - Day 54 -Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The longest day yet. Forty-five miles! I was carried by a strong afternoon northwest wind and averaged five miles per hour. In the...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 8, 20233 min read
PART 7 - Jul. 21st - Day 53 -Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
Yesterday I had to do the first surf landing of the journey. It went just like an instructor would have demonstrated. I surfed in a...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 4, 20232 min read
PART 7 - Jul. 20th - Day 52 -Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The morning brought a very dense fog. After rounding the Cape Beagle Lighthouse which marked the entrance to the Broken Group I lost...
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Felipe Behrens
Aug 1, 20234 min read
PART 7 - Jul.19th - Day 51 - Bamfield -Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
South of Ucluelet is a wide bay with hundreds of islands called the Broken Group. On a map it resembles the shards of a shattered green...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 28, 20233 min read
PART 7 - Jul.18th - Day 50 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
At 5:00am I thought I heard the humming of a boat engine. That jolted me wide awake and I peaked my head out of the tent to see what was...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 25, 20233 min read
PART 7 - Jul.17th - Day 49 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
I felt extremely lethargic getting out of bed. If the hotel wasn’t fully booked, I would have stayed for another night. Nonetheless, I...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 22, 20234 min read
PART 7 - TOFINO TO SOOKE - Jul.16th - Day 48 - Tofino - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
I slept until late. Goodness me, after camping with a thin mattress, you appreciate how great it is to have a bed to sleep on. The...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 19, 20235 min read
PART 6 - Jul.15th - Day 47 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
It was difficult to find a decent place to pitch the tent. The beach was steep and the high tide mark showed the water had recently risen...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 16, 20232 min read
PART 6 - Jul.14th - Day 46 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
As Donna had mentioned, the Northwest wind did indeed lighten up in the early morning. The swells were slow and gentle as though the sea...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 14, 20235 min read
PART 6 - Jul.13th - Day 45 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The forecast predicted good weather but with strong gusting winds from the Northeast building up by the afternoon. Happily, for me, my...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 11, 20233 min read
PART 6 - Jul.11th &12th- Day 43 & 44 - Tahsis & Around - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The lodge was empty when I woke up. It must take serious dedication to be up early to go fishing, after a night of heavy drinking. While...
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Felipe Behrens
Jul 8, 20239 min read
PART 6 - TAHSIS TO TOFINO Jul. 10th - Day 42 - Sea Kayak Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
The drizzly rain began j as I started backtracking through Esperanza Sound, and soon there settled a dense fog. I had to constantly wipe...
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