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Rounding Americas biggest Pacific Island in a kayak. Breath-taking wild, seeing whales from a fascinating distance and meeting great people. That is what expects the traveller here. A intense way of experiencing nature.
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I truly enjoyed life, the wild and the people. I saw bears, whales, sealions, eagles and sea otters. I paddled through breath-taking surroundings, walked through rain forrests, swam in the Pacific and resisted wind and waves. This journey is not compareable to anything I ever did so far. It was one big adventure. An experience I will never forget. I discovered new horizons. Not only geographic ones. New horizons in my life. What do I do and what do I want to do? A question everyone should ask him or herself and take some time to answer it. I lived a dream. Very simple. Very intense.
... with one of my best friends
| Tom H. | ||
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Hi Jeorg I enjoyed your travelogue immensely and put the link to my latest trip across Queen Charlotte Sound in the "Homepage" text box. Well, it won't accept it for some reason. I'm so lucky all I have to do is drive for a few minutes to get to the water, but I'm sure there are good places to kayak around Germany too. Regards, Tom H. | ||
| John Kimantas | http://thewildcoast.ca | |
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Hi Joerg. I tried to email you, but your address knorr61@web.de was not working - the email bounced back. Anyway, in answer to your question: Probably the best guide to the Queen Charlottes is by Neil Frazer called Boat Camping Haida Gwaii, published 2001 by Harbour Publishing. His research was by outboard, but most info applies to paddlers. I had this email from a friend about the Charlottes: "Graham Island appears typical west coast with lots of good beaches, quite a few places to land and generally some place to run for cover if things deteriorate quickly. I have spoken with Don Cohen who teaches at Malaspina and has paddled the west coast of Graham about 8 times and he says it is about as good as it gets if you like the west coast. The west coast of Moresby Island is something else. So far as I can tell it is the toughest place to paddle on the coast. Cohen told me that he has paddled in many parts of the BC coast, the Arctic, Alaska etc and none of them compare to West Moresby. If I try it I wouldn't be able to take much of my crew as we have a 15 knot tolerance range that we try and stay within." Good luck with your trip to the Charlottes! It sounds wonderful. Cheers, John Kimantas | ||
| Sandra | ||
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Hey Joerg! This trip really sounds wonderful, British Columbia is a wonderful place to visit, I love the wilderness there. I hope I'll be able to do a similar trip once. | ||
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