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Days 18-20: Sucia
6 Sep 2020

Days 18-20: Sucia

by womoses | posted in: Kayak Chronicles, Kayaking, Salish Sea | 2

Early in the trip, whenever someone asked where we were headed, I always said, “Sucia.” Well, after almost three weeks, we were about to finally land on our destination. When I was a kayak guide, over fifteen years ago, I … Continued

currents, dutch oven lasagna, friends, matia island, small craft warning, sucia island, tidepooling
Days 17-18: Lummi Rocks and Clark Island
4 Sep 2020

Days 17-18: Lummi Rocks and Clark Island

by womoses | posted in: Kayak Chronicles, Kayaking, Salish Sea | 0

After Cypress we knew we wanted to head north. I had never been to the outer islands of Matia, Sucia and Patos and our friends Laurel and Omar had also recommended we check out Lummi. They had told us about … Continued

capsize, clark island, friends, lummi rocks, tidepooling
Day 7: Langley to Camano Island State Park
11 Aug 2020

Day 7: Langley to Camano Island State Park

by womoses | posted in: Kayak Chronicles, Kayaking, Salish Sea | 0

We were sad to say good-bye to Giovannia’s parents, but the sea was calling and we had several miles to make on a rather cold and foggy morning. After a morning stop at the Bagel Factory, Gio’s dad dropped us … Continued

camano island state park, crab, family, friends
Day 1: Lowman to Blake Island
3 Aug 2020

Day 1: Lowman to Blake Island

by womoses | posted in: Kayak Chronicles, Kayaking, Salish Sea | 0

We wanted to be on the water by 10am August 2nd. That was low tide and I guess we wanted to haul all our gear as far as possible to load our boats. The crossing to Blake Island, our first … Continued

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