Thursday, July 1, 12021 HE Happy Canada Da…. or wait. Depends on what side of history you are on. If you are not of the first peoples to have colonized the Americas, and here I mean colonize in the general sense of a group of people leaving their homeland in search of another place to inhabit. Not,ContinueContinue reading “Deer Lake Sasquatch Provincial Park”
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Epic Sunday
Sunday, June 20, 12021 HE ep·icadjective noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style:Homer’s Iliad is an epic poem.Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/epic Okay so maybe epic is a bit bold of use of the term. Though if you take theContinueContinue reading “Epic Sunday”
Wind Not So Sure
Monday, June 14, 12021 HE I had my second dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine scheduled for today. I was a bit leery. Not of the vaccine, this video by Kurzgesagt sorted me out on that before the pandemic. But, last time I had the vaccine I had done a big weekend of paddling and IContinueContinue reading “Wind Not So Sure”
Northshore Burrard Inlet
Saturday, June 12, 12021 HE We did a family visit to North Vancouver to visit with the boys’ grandparents. The forecast was calling for sun in the afternoon, but I was pleasantly surprised, as were many people, by the amount of sun and warmth that we received. After my frustration with trying to get a parking spot lastContinueContinue reading “Northshore Burrard Inlet”
Deep Cove Kayak SUP Lesson
Monday, June 7, 12021 HE There was a plug for the Road to Ambleside Tide Rip course in the Week 4 Virtual Tuesday Night Race debrief (click the link or see the video below which is queued up). The course is for surf skis, but the mention of waves in Vancouver sparked my interest. IContinueContinue reading “Deep Cove Kayak SUP Lesson”
Upwind/Dowwind/Evo
Sunday, June 6, 12021 HE There was a bit of wind and waves forecast for the evening. I sent out some feelers to see if anyone was available in the evening when the wind would be at its strongest. Screenshot of the wind and wave forecast from Windy.com app. Trevor got back to me andContinueContinue reading “Upwind/Dowwind/Evo”
Canoe Kayak Conundrum
Saturday, May 22, 12021 HE We were heading over to North Vancouver for the day so I planned to paddle at Ambleside in the afternoon. When I got there, as to be expected on a fair-weathered day for the May long weekend the parking lot was packed. I did spot a few spots on Bellevue Avenue but they were parallel parkingContinueContinue reading “Canoe Kayak Conundrum”
Camping Paddle Recon
Sunday, May 16, 12021 HE I am one step closer to my spring/summer goal of SUP touring and camping. With the better weather upon us, I am yearning to go explore and camp on my paddleboard. Or at least I think I am. I’ve never done it before. Though I have done a canoe tripContinueContinue reading “Camping Paddle Recon”
Whale Search
Sunday, May 2, 12021 HE Last weekend after my paddle I encountered two other SUPers. They were heading out in search of the humpback whale and it inspired me to do the same. I had seen the whale a few weeks early but it didn’t occur to me to go searching for it again lastContinueContinue reading “Whale Search”
Day and Night: Pink Supermoon!
Monday, April 26, 12021 HE I felt very fortunate to be getting out for a morning paddle after already having a paddle session on Saturday. There was a Vancouver School Board professional development day for my oldest son and my wife had taken the day off so that we could have a family day. WeContinueContinue reading “Day and Night: Pink Supermoon!”
I SUP Explore 