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While we have our fair share of soft, kayak-friendly, sandy beaches, between these oases lie miles of less hospitable coastline. Granite boulders and bluffs, barnacle encrusted rocks and cobble beaches all seem to have quite an appetite for that thin, … Continue reading →

Opportunistic food gathering is easy on the Northwest coast intertidally or with a simple hook & hand line. Kayaking means getting “back to nature” and finding your own food is its most basic form. CAUTION 1. FILTER FEEDERS Bivalves (oysters, … Continue reading →

GENERAL HARVESTING HATURE MEAL PLANS APPETIZERS BREAD AND BAKING BREAKFAST SALAD SOUP DINNERS DESSERTS DRINKS, Coffee SALSAS

1. PAPAYA & CILANTRO SALSA 1 papaya 1/2 red bell pepper 1/2 yellow bell pepper 1/2 green bell pepper 1 small tomato, peeled and seeded 2 bunches cilantro, coarsely chopped 1 tbsp. olive oil Juice of 3 limes Salt and … Continue reading →

1. WINE One of the things that separates kayak trips from other backcountry adventures is you can bring more fresh food and wine! Avoid breakable bottles – use wineskins or boxed wines (discard box and bring only bladder). Think about … Continue reading →

Cauliflower-like Candy Cookies: Pure Fruit, Cliffy, Chocolate Chip, Rainforest, Punshon Power Bars, Cougar Snacks Coconut Cream Pie Brownies: Good Karma, Black Forest Cake: Pineapple-Orange Upside Down, Pineapple Upside Down, Lemon Bundt, Trifle, Dutch Almond Crisps: Apple-Rhubarb, No-Peel ‘Em Apple Orange … Continue reading →

You can shop beneath your boat if you have a fishing license. It’s great to cook fresh seafood on the beach. Shellfish plus crab dunked in garlic butter for starters with an Australian Chardonnay. Followed by BBQ’d salmon, an array … Continue reading →

Bring fish fry ingredients along if you intend to fish and butter and garlic if you expect to find clams, crabs or mussels. Try to buy a fish from local fishermen. Roasted Veggie Lasagne Extravagant Casserole Pasta Palmer Curried Rice … Continue reading →

Potato Soup with Fish and Cheese New England Clam Chowder Gaspacho Soup Mixes 1. LOCRO DE PAPAS (Potato soup with fish and cheese) makes 6 servings 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp paprika 1 large red onion, finely chopped 4 c … Continue reading →

Baja Bean Caprese Mandarin Orange Wild Pea, Sea Asparagus and Orange Pseudo Caesar Wild Rice Bean and Tuna 1. BAJA BEAN SALAD 450g/16oz can black beans 450g/16oz can corn 1 each red and green pepper 2-4 tomatoes 1 jicama grated … Continue reading →