A Bloody Mess

Day 2
A 6 am wake up call, quick coffee and a bite and delivery of kayaks & crew to Little Espinosa a few kliks out of town to load the boats. That is always a daunting task. How to fit it all in???


2 hours to pack boats



1 hour to take vehicles back into Zebellos and get a ride back out to departure site. We were on the water by 10ish.  Lunch break came a couple hours later in a small bay on the East side of the inlet.  During lunch Bobby sliced her palm while closing her knife. It was bleeding actively and she had visions of packing the trip in. But the mob of nurses tuned in, applied pressure, steri stips and dressings.

Darlene came to the rescue with the plan to tow Bobbie across the channel so she could rest her wound for the day.


Darlene and Anna to the rescue as towers extraordinaire.


The wind was gusting in the channel so after crossing we decided to set up camp at Garden Point. I drew the lucky straw this time and got to cook first. Lemon and garlic prawns, rice and veg were on the menu accompanied by Lemoncello shots. Dessert was lemon ginger chocolate. The lemony delights were gifts from my Debora who just returned from Italy.







Anna's sketch

A solo paddler, Jonathan, a physician from Comox with the intention of circumnavigating Nootka Island was tickled to be invited to join us for our exotic meal and for go his freeze dried fare.

The beach was warm and sunny and tent sites were in the forest. Fresh water around the bend to freshen up.