Haida Gwai Kayak Tour June 3-10, 1996
June 3,4. – Drove Castlegar to Prince Rupert. 18 hours. Stayed in motel.
June 5 – Ferry to Queen Charlottes 11 am to 5:30 pm. Ferry to Sandspit on Moresby. Stayed at Seaport Bed & Breakfast.
June 6. Up at 05:30 to be picked up by Harbour Air at 06:20 but couldn’t land in Rose Harbour due to fog. Eventually took off at 11:30 in Beaver and flew along east coast of Moresby Island to Rose Harbour. Met by our guide Ian and Goertz who took us by boat to the beach and lunch. Rose Harbour is an old whaling station in a very protected harbour. Had lunch, paddled over to Fanny Bay with very nice sites in trees, a creek and deer. Camp.
June 7. Up at 6 am, breakfast at 8 and paddling by 10 to harbour on north side of Skung Gwai – very protected. Hiked to Watchman’s cabin like an original longhouse (skylight in hole in roof was, long open kitchen/dining/sitting room, 2 small bedrooms. Shirley (Capt. Gold’s sister) plus two other Indians plus 5 Park’s people. Eventually hikied to Ninstints by new trail back to beach, explored NW corner and view to west. Returned to Ninstints at 6 pm, all alone, nice photographs.
Late paddle over to Louschsone Point, south-facing long inlet. Camped on midden, large, mossy, beautiful, almost full moon, pink clouds.
June 8. Paddled to Gordons. Rain +++, nice beach on opposite side with short table and campsites, arch, neat tide pools of green anenomes and mussles in rose background.
June 9. Paddled around south Gordons and Ross Island, Rain +++, good tarp system.
June 10. Late start. Paddled up to the end of Rose Inlet – old fishing wier, big cedars, culturally modified trees. Lunch at old camp. Camped at Ross Island.
June 11. Dinner Susan’s. Fly back to Sandspit.