The Broken Islands 4 Day West Coast Tour (28.31)

Itinerary

• Day
  1

  All participants meet on Day#1 at Toquart Bay campsite, (located about a 30 minute drive from Ucluelet or one hour from Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island) at 9:00 am. Many participants stay at B&B's in Ucluelet or camp at the campsite the night prior to the trip and meet us here in the morning. Please ensure you've had a good breakfast prior to meeting us in the morning. After introductions to your fellow paddlers on the expedition, 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 waters of Barclay Sound and 4 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 the gorgeous islands and explore the many inlets 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, and eagles throughout your time in this spectacular area. After a couple of hours, we'll land on one of the pristine beaches of Hand Island and you can sit back and enjoy a delicious lunch the guides will prepare. After lunch, there is always time to explore the island, take some photo’s or have a swim...then we'll launch the kayaks and make our way through a series of islands to our campsite at Willis Island. We'll then make camp, set up our tents and you are free to explore the area, enjoy a book, beach comb...whatever your fancy...A sumptuous dinner around a cozy campfire with a canopy of stars above is the evenings entertainment.

  Meals: Breakfast, 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! Our destination today is a paddle further out along the outer islands of the Barclay Sound. Depending on the conditions and weather, we may visit the outer coastal islands or we may venture southwest through the interior islands and explore some Sea Caves. The Broken Islands allow us to meander through a myriad of different paddling environments...one minute we’re 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...we’ll lunch on one of the outer islands and after a relaxing sojourn, make our way back to Willis 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, we’ll break camp because today we venture across the Peacock Channel, the Brabant Island group and into the maze of islets and inlets and narrow channels that make up the Pinkerton Island Group. One of the highlights of the paddling on our Broken Islands trip, this area paddles along some of the Vancouver Island coastline and it isn’t uncommon on this day to see black bears along the coast, lifting up rocks and eating the small crab underneath. We’ll make our way over to Hand Island in the later afternoon, setting up camp and enjoying a swim in the refreshing waters of this island gem. Another gourmet creation for dinner and our last night around the campfire finishes off yet another spectacular day in paradise.

  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

  Accomodation: Camping
• Day
  4

  Today after another great breakfast, we pack for our morning’s paddle back to Toquart Bay. We’ll cross Loudon Channel and paddle once more through the Stopper Islands...we should get back to Toquart Bay by 1:00pm at the very latest, enabling folks who wish to catch a late afternoon, early evening ferry.

  Meals: Breakfast

  Accomodation: Accommodation by Customer