Discovery Islands by Canoe
Circumnavigating Maurelle Island in British Columbia by Canoeing over 6 days / 55km. Including Surge Narrows, Octopus Islands, The Hole in the Wall and North Rendezvous Island with my wife Claire, daughter Alexandra and our dog Zoa. Every summer for the past few years, we've done a big canoe trip where we paddle into the BC wilderness for a week or more. No Netflix, no social media, no distractions, just each other, a canoe and nature. We call these trips "Wayaways". This year, I had been eyeing the Sayward Forest circuit, but the hot summer had left the rivers too dry to make that work in late August with a little one. So I turned my attention to the ocean and found myself drawn to the channels and islands north of Quadra Island. This is part of Discovery Islands, an area we'd never explored before. These trips require a lot of planning and research. The BC Marine Trails website is a great resource for finding camp spots and I saw lots of options suggesting a l...