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Date:         Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:40:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Waterfront campsites on Vancouver island and Bella Coola,
              British Columbia?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CACGkSd3Q56BZSkZyMaGF_jupDrRDN8R+Q6jAqYn_nZHd=-XfJA@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks for the tip. Have to see if I can persuade the wife. (She was aiming for one of the gulf islands). Both the Okoever Inlet Campground and the kayaking around looks nice. I assume tidal currents are less of an issue here compared to gulf islands also. Martin --- On Thu, 7/7/11, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: Waterfront campsites on Vancouver island and Bella Coola, British Columbia? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Received: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 2:53 AM > Good call Roger!  We spent a few > days at the Okover Inlet Campground a few > years ago.  Pretty nice except for the guys who > cruised the campground in > the afternoon trying to steal my guitar at 3 in the > morning... > > Absolutely perfect kayaking though!  ;) > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:11 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote: > > > dear traveler > > step it up a little to the end of the road and the > opening to desolation > > sound marine park > > drive ye north to the sunshine coast via gibsons out > of horseshoe bay ferry > > terminal > > proceed through the tangle of sechelt peninsula to > egmont where you will > > catch the ferry to saltery bay > > then travel along to powell river ... and or lund and > or oakeover where > > your > > kyaks can splash into water considered ... the best > cold saltwater diving > > ... the best yachting outside of the mediterranean and > the best kayaking in > > the world ... ( diving is not mine but told to me by > others ) the rest i > > have partaken in ... > > you can continue onto vancouver island using the ferry > to little river from > > powell river if you really have any effort left in you > ... > > that trip took me almost ten years after i got here > even though i was > > initially headed there > > call if you come 604.414.6266 > > regards > > > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Poppie Jagersand > > <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>wrote: > > > > > Trip update: > > > > > > Made it from Edmonton AB to Vancouver BC, 1400 or > so km of the 3500 > > total. > > > > > > Started out driving straight through Alberta, > since we see our home > > > province on our weekend trips. > > > > > > Camped on Kinbasket lake the first night, near > Valemount, BC. The west > > > Canoe reach rd has many nice informal camping > sites with morning sun and > > a > > > beautiful view south along the lake and of the > rockies to the east. This > > is > > > an active logging road though so it was good we > went there on a Sunday, > > when > > > it was quiet. > > > > > > Second day we went to Paul lake provincial park, > near Kamloops, BC. Liked > > > the beach and picknick area, but campsites were > far away from that. We > > ended > > > up staying the day at the beach and bbq:ed, but > didn't camp there. > > > > > > Third day I had planned to camp and kayak at Lake > Alouette, a bit north > > > east of Vancouver. However we stopped at Kirby, > where the Fraser river > > meets > > > the Harrison river. There were beautiful > waterfront campsites at the > > small > > > provincial park just at the river confluence, and > a historic site nearby > > to > > > explore. Water table was higher than normal, so > our campsite was > > literally a > > > couple of meters from the waters edge. Kayaked > upstream in the Harrison > > > river as far as we endured against the current > and then floated back. > > Kirby > > > is easily found if one drives Hwy 7 instead of > the busy Transcanada 1. > > > > > > Now we are in Burnaby. Looking to take the ferry > to Vancouver Island > > > tomorrow. Still haven't made plans for the > Vancouver island part of the > > > trip, and where to find the nicest camping and > kayaking on the gulf coast > > of > > > Vancouver island. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Martin (and '82 Diesel Westy, '75 wife and '09 > daughter) > > > > > > --- On Sun, 7/3/11, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca> > wrote: > > > > > > > From: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca> > > > > Received: Sunday, July 3, 2011, 11:23 AM > > > > > > > > Today we start our trip. Wife has some > meetings in Burnaby > > > > next week so will stay in a nearby > campground with my kid > > > > the first days. Anmore camplands in > Coquitlam seemed like a > > > > good compromise between close to Burnaby and > quiet setting. > > > > > > > > Then we go to Vancouver Island, drive north > along the > > > > island and take the ferry from Port Hardy to > Bella Coola. > > > > > > > > We bring a folbot greenland kayak with us, > and I would love > > > > some tips for where to be able to camp and > take kayak day > > > > trips with my 2 year old. It would be ideal > if we can camp > > > > and launch from the campsite. (Having the > 2year old running > > > > around regular boat launches where big > trucks and trailer > > > > drive when I prepare the kayak is not so > good..) > > > > > > > > So if anyone has tips for quiet launch spots > on vancouver > > > > island, ideally campapble, please let me > know. > > > > > > > > The ferry between port hardy and Bella Coola > sometimes > > > > stops in a few places on the way. Any of > these worth taking > > > > a stopover at? > > > > > > > > From Bella Coola we drive back towards > Alberta via rte > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > Complete route is: > > > > > > > > > http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=11645+Saskatchewan+Dr+NW,+Edmonton,+AB&daddr=52.744751,-119.101099+to:burnaby,+bc+to:Port+Hardy,+British+Columbia+to:Bella+Coola,+British+Columbia+to:51.124213,-115.839844+to:Edmonton,+AB&hl=en&geocode=FQ_SMAMd_J47-SkneNnGiSGgUzFpFg44pwZXKQ%3BFS_SJAMdVanm-A%3BFWV67wIdnJGr-Clzg5whqHeGVDFpsVKHc3IK3Q%3BFbX3BQMdS51m-CmL7UkaLHxkVDEIndkGssZotg%3BFZ8lHwMdsMFx-ClPv6twd3l6VDG_AIQFSgNavQ%3B%3BFYwCMQMd7EU8-Skj_96ARSKgUzFdFfZKDKAfQQ&gl=ca&mra=dpe&mrsp=5&sz=5&via=5&vps=1&sll=52.908902,-117.729492&sspn=12.208181,27.905273&ie=UTF8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > roger w > >  From Proverbs: > > Under three things the earth trembles, under four it > cannot bear up: a > > servant who becomes king ... > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ > > View the growing list of video work at: > > > > http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2010/11/29/multimedia/video/doc4c62e5f80d228504902172.txt > > > > > > -- > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.thebassspa.com > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >


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