Coastal Café: Most Recent Articles

Grab a coffee, relax and read an article about past trips and experiences on the BC Coast. To share your story and photos, send an email to articles@bcmarinetrails.org.
Coastal Journeys
Andrew Mylly

Kayaking Port Hardy & God’s Pocket

We had originally planned to do a trip to Nuchatlitz via Zeballos, but due to the crazy forest fires engulfing the entire Province, we had to change plans at the last minute. Going up to Port Hardy seemed like a good option …

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Kayaking wisdom from the wild

Jerry and Julee Kaye share kayaking wisdom learned from a 600-km paddle from Bella Bella to Tofino, A third of the way through our 600-km paddle from Bella Bella to Tofino, Julee and I make our way uneasily around Cape Caution in our red double kayak and press quickly south

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Coastal Journeys
Martin Ryer

Welcomed by Wolves!

Note: This article is a repost of M. Ryer’s “Welcomed by Wolves! We’ve included some of the photos. See the link at the bottom to see his full article. Sam – Rock Shot Martin Ryer photo I will start with a bit of a preemptive spiel. Normally I am very

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Coastal Journeys
Nick Heath

Crossing the Salish Sea by Nick Heath

I had long wanted to paddle across the Strait of Georgia and more so after helping to plan the Salish Sea Marine Trail from Vancouver to Victoria. So, paddling across from the Mainland for the trail’s Grand Opening in Nanaimo seemed like a good way to celebrate the new trail…...

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Broken Group - Deer Group
Michael Paskevicius

Kayaking the Deer Group

The Deer Group Islands are a group of islands in the south east corner of Barkley Sound, British Columbia. We accessed the three main island on the west end of the Dear Group by kayak from Bamfield. This included Edward King Island, Diana Island, and Helby Island. For three days

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Broken Group - Deer Group
Martin Ryer

The whale told me so

After a relaxed 13 km paddle, the last thing a person wants to find on their camping beach is a group of teenagers with shabby power boats that cost much less than your first car, loud music and chainsaws! Needless to say I didn’t stay on the Stud Islets and…...

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