Wild West Coast: Kyuquot Sound, The Bunsby Islands to Brooks Peninsula (28.165)

Itinerary

• Day
  1

  All participants meet on Day#1 at Fair Harbour at 8:30am, roughly a one hour drive out of Zeballos, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Participants should arrange to have breakfast prior to meeting. We recommend Masonís Motor Lodge both for the night prior, and as a good place for breakfast. Or you can camp directly at Fair Harbour. At Fair Harbour, the guides will assign you to a kayak and help you get your personal gear stowed away. When everyone is ready, we'll go over some basic paddling fundamentals and a safety orientation and then launch into the pristine west coast waters and 6 days of discovery and enchantment. With helpful advice and instruction from your guides, it won't take long till you feel you're getting the "hang of it" as we paddle amongst gorgeous islets and explore inlets and coastline of this Vancouver Island paradise. These waters are home to a large variety of different marine wildlife and it is not uncommon for us to encounter everything from Grey whales, sea lions, otters, porpoises, black bears, wolves and eagles throughout your time in this spectacular area. Sea otters are especially common here and rafts exceeding fifty otters are far from a rarity. Along the way, we'll land on one of the pristine beaches in the area and you can sit back and enjoy a delicious lunch the guides will prepare. After lunch, there is always time to explore, take some photoís, read a book or have a swim...then we'll launch the kayaks and make our way to our campsite on Spring Island for the next 2 nights. We'll then make camp, set up our tents and you are free to explore the area, go fishing, beach comb...whatever your fancy...A sumptuous dinner around a cozy campfire with a canopy of stars above is the evenings entertainment.

  Meals: Lunch, Dinner

  Accomodation: Camping
• Day
  2

  With another spectacular day ahead of us, we'll wake to a hearty breakfast. After everyone has had their fill, we'll pack for the day (we return to our site in the later afternoon) and launch yet again into the pristine waters of this magnificent area...bring along lots of film today because you'll need it! it Bears and wolves are just some of the wildlife we may see along the coastline in gorgeous Kyuquot Sound and in the early morning, it isnít uncommon day to see black bears along the coast, lifting up rocks and eating the small crabs underneath. Bald Eagles watch over us from a towering canopy of cedar and fir. The waters around Spring Island offer outstanding fishing opportunities and catching a 10-15 lb. Coho for our evening meal is a really good possibility here . Since weíre on the outside west coast, the area offers us a chance meander through a myriad of different paddling environments...one minute weíre in the protected solitude of tiny islands and inlets paddling over a kaleidoscope of intertidal colors and next we can be crossing channels with ocean surge (thrilling yet very safe) and curious seals following close behind...weíll lunch on one of the inner coastal beaches and after a relaxing sojourn, make our way back to our campsite for the late afternoon . Another delicious meal and warm campfire to put a great end to a magnificent day!

  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  Accomodation: Camping
• Day
  3

  We'll wake to the aroma's of coffee, a tasty cooked breakfast and the sounds of the gently lapping waves and the cry of a loon or eagle. After breakfast, weíll break camp because today we venture further north into Kyuquot Sound and The Bunsby Islands. The Bunsbyís are one of the jewels of the west coast offering a plethora of pristine islands and islets to explore plus just north of The Bunsbyís, we have the spectacular Acous Peninsula that boasts Battle Bay, several ancient native summer village sites, a burial island and a gorgeous coastline where sea otter colonies abound. Again, the fishing on these outer islands is especially good, with great opportunities for both salmon and bottom fish. Weíll camp for 3 nights on either on Acous or The Bunsbyís and weíll wish we had more time there, when we depart on Day #6.

  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  Accomodation: Camping
• Day
  4

  We'll wake to the aroma's of coffee, a tasty cooked breakfast and the sounds of the gently lapping waves and the cry of a loon or eagle. After breakfast, weíll break camp because today we venture further north into Kyuquot Sound and The Bunsby Islands. The Bunsbyís are one of the jewels of the west coast offering a plethora of pristine islands and islets to explore plus just north of The Bunsbyís, we have the spectacular Acous Peninsula that boasts Battle Bay, several ancient native summer village sites, a burial island and a gorgeous coastline where sea otter colonies abound. Again, the fishing on these outer islands is especially good, with great opportunities for both salmon and bottom fish. Weíll camp for 3 nights on either on Acous or The Bunsbyís and weíll wish we had more time there, when we depart on Day #6.

  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  Accomodation: Camping
• Day
  5

  We'll wake to the aroma's of coffee, a tasty cooked breakfast and the sounds of the gently lapping waves and the cry of a loon or eagle. After breakfast, weíll break camp because today we venture further north into Kyuquot Sound and The Bunsby Islands. The Bunsbyís are one of the jewels of the west coast offering a plethora of pristine islands and islets to explore plus just north of The Bunsbyís, we have the spectacular Acous Peninsula that boasts Battle Bay, several ancient native summer village sites, a burial island and a gorgeous coastline where sea otter colonies abound. Again, the fishing on these outer islands is especially good, with great opportunities for both salmon and bottom fish. Weíll camp for 3 nights on either on Acous or The Bunsbyís and we'll wish we had more time there, when we depart on Day #6.

  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  Accomodation: Camping
• Day
  6

  Our last breakfast, another cup of coffee and we break camp for the paddle to our pick up area. At a pre-arranged meeting place a water taxi will show up to shuttle us and all our gear back along our route through Kyuquot Sound and up the inlet back to Fair Harbour. From there we'll unload our kayaks and gear and make our way back to Zeballos where we'll return to by between 12:00 and 2:00 pm.

  Meals: Breakfast

  Accomodation: Accommodation by Customer