Around 969.5 Nm were paddled in the Alaskan waters to get us to Prince Rupert, BC. From here we paddled a further 471 Nm over 20 days to get into Squamish BC at the top of Howe Sound. 17 days were actually spent on water, averaging 27Nm a day. Our biggest day was  51Nm, down the entire Grenville channel and we had 6 days where we paddled over 30Nm. The weather was cooling down and was becoming more consistant and steady in its patterns. We still saw a fair amount of rain, but were being smarter dealing with it and drying out gear. The winds were also boldly present from the south, just to make things a little more interesting. Late night paddling occured too often for Lachies liking, but with the weather changing, distance was important, plus Kim had a flight back to Australia to catch. We were now heading into mid fall season and the daily temperatures were rarely rising above 13 degrees. Highlights of this part of the expedition included seeing Orca whales for the first time, negotiating ocean rapids not so cleanly, experiencing fish farms, whirlpools, being chased by a sea lion at night, phospherus enhancing the water, the camping on the Copeland Islands and paddling home into Squamish, knowing that we had safely completed a huge adventure by Sea Kayak. Take a look at the following pages and photos for more specific stories from the British Columbian coast.

Kim and Lachie

crossing the Portland Canal, Alaska and BC border