COAST MOUNTAIN

Canoeing for 8 days / 111km around Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park in British Columbia with my wife, Claire (7.5 months pregnant) and our dog, Zoa Click here to read about the planning of this trip. Over the past few years I've become more and more drawn to the ocean. I used to be kind of put off - it's deep, dark and full of weird creatures big enough to swallow you whole. But I'm growing to really enjoy the unique challenges and opportunities that ocean trips provide. Opportunities like camping on tiny islands, watching humpback whales swim past in the glow of the sunset.  Challenges like navigating on a compass bearing through thick fog while accounting for currents and using a marine radio to communicate with nearby boats to ensure they're aware of our presence. I learned a lot on this trip, which was super rewarding, but by far the best part was watching Claire be a total bad-ass at 7 and a half months pregnant. We moved camp (130kg at the start) every...

Planning for a 9 day canoe trip around Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park in British Columbia with my wife, Claire (7 months pregnant) and our dog, Zoa Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park  covers a large area off the North end of Vancouver Island, where a number of channels and inlets open out into Queen Charlotte Strait. The park consists of hundreds of islands forming a complex labyrinth of channels and passages - all with their own characteristics and currents as the tides come in/out. Pair that with Pacific Ocean weather, some big crossings and a remote wilderness setting and you've got a recipe for a big adventure! I first noticed Broughton Archipelago a couple of years ago after a 7 day trip around Desolation Sound. I was looking for places we could do similar remote canoe trips and Broughton Archipelago found it's way to the top of the list very quickly. With a baby on the way and big adventures about to take a back seat, this seemed like our last opp...