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Tent Island with Ian and Suzi

Four day paddling venture in the Gulf Islands with Ian and Suzi, August 2010.
Welcome to Tent Island!
Welcome to Tent Island!		 Thetis and Kuper, mid-screen; Kuper is now known as Penelakut.
Thetis and Kuper, mid-screen; Kuper is now known as Penelakut.		 Paddle tracks for all for all four days.
Paddle tracks for all for all four days.		 Surrounding area -- northern Gulf Islands, BC
Surrounding area -- northern Gulf Islands, BC
Ian and Suzi, happy at the launch.
Ian and Suzi, happy at the launch.		 First of five shots, moseying down the west side of Penelakut.
First of five shots, moseying down the west side of Penelakut.		 Two.
Two.		 Three.
Three.
Four.
Four.		 Five.
Five.		 Shell spit, reaching toward Penelakut from Tent.
Shell spit, reaching toward Penelakut from Tent.		 Laying back and enjoying the sun.
Laying back and enjoying the sun.
Rounding the east side of Tent.
Rounding the east side of Tent.		 Arbutus in profile.
Arbutus in profile.		 Small islet, east of Tent.
Small islet, east of Tent.		 Coming up the west side to our cove.
Coming up the west side to our cove.
Closer.
Closer.		 From our pocket beach, set in the south wall of the major cove on Tent.
From our pocket beach, set in the south wall of the major cove on Tent.		 Same
Same		 Sailboat off the cove.
Sailboat off the cove.
Campsite on west side of Tent Island -- my Hubba.
Campsite on west side of Tent Island -- my Hubba.		 Ian and Suzi's palace on the point.
Ian and Suzi's palace on the point.		 Larger vessel coming up the west side.
Larger vessel coming up the west side.		 Again.
Again.
Cove calm evening.
Cove calm evening.		 Again. End of a lovely day
Again. End of a lovely day		 Second day, early. Looking north from the cusp on the other side of our cove.
Second day, early. Looking north from the cusp on the other side of our cove.		 Pulp mill at Crofton, in the distance. Second day -- enroute to Wallace Island
Pulp mill at Crofton, in the distance. Second day -- enroute to Wallace Island
Chivers Cove, on Wallace Island
Chivers Cove, on Wallace Island		 Chivers Cove sandstone ridges.
Chivers Cove sandstone ridges.		 Left a trace, Chivers CG.
Left a trace, Chivers CG.		 Drying pass between the Secretaries.
Drying pass between the Secretaries.
Waiting for water.
Waiting for water.		 In barnacle and hermit crab city.
In barnacle and hermit crab city.		 Go Suzi!
Go Suzi!		 More boat towing.
More boat towing.
Lineup for the low point.
Lineup for the low point.		 Almost.
Almost.		 One more.
One more.		 Yippee!
Yippee!
I and S, at launch, third day, en route to circuit of Penelakut.
I and S, at launch, third day, en route to circuit of Penelakut.		 Ferry terminal, Kuper.
Ferry terminal, Kuper.		 Again; Government dock in the distance.
Again; Government dock in the distance.		 Telegraph Harbour marina, at the west end of The Cut separating the two islands.
Telegraph Harbour marina, at the west end of The Cut separating the two islands.
Again, geraniums in posts and all.
Again, geraniums in posts and all.		 Ian and Suzi entering The Cut.
Ian and Suzi entering The Cut.		 Channel marker.
Channel marker.		 First bend.
First bend.
Off they go.
Off they go.		 Nice homes on Thetis.
Nice homes on Thetis.		 Again.
Again.		 Another one.
Another one.
Opening up in Clam Bay, aptly named.
Opening up in Clam Bay, aptly named.		 Eastern entry markers, The Cut.
Eastern entry markers, The Cut.		 Picnic beach, east side of Penelakut.
Picnic beach, east side of Penelakut.		 Reading commences, as we wait for dinner.
Reading commences, as we wait for dinner.
And the water rises, as the wind pushes wavelets toward my Hubba.
And the water rises, as the wind pushes wavelets toward my Hubba.		 Never got there.
Never got there.		 Zoned out on words.
Zoned out on words.		 Musta been good students, no?
Musta been good students, no?
Looking across the cove.
Looking across the cove.		 Evening light, last night here.
Evening light, last night here.		 Clouds spit a little, next day, but were only for show this night,
Clouds spit a little, next day, but were only for show this night,		 A little later.
A little later.
More reading.
More reading.		 Turn those pages!
Turn those pages!		 Bye, now!
Bye, now!

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