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The Broken Islands (Hand Island II)
We found that the conditions in the sound were pretty reliable; The mornings and evenings were calm and quiet. The wind and chop on the water were strong in the afternoon. The same was true this morning and it allowed us an opportunity to circumnavigate Benson Island. The conditions around the west side of the island were a little sketchy due to the fact that this part of the island was exposed to the Pacific. The surf pounded on the rocks and we stayed well away from it. It was a bit of a gripper, but I swear I saw Japan! On our return to Clarke, we watched another whale roll around in the water about 200 yards away. I swam again and then was sad to pack up camp. We were already thinking about travel and logistics for our departure from the Broken Islands the next day. We wanted to camp close to Toquart Bay so we would have only a short distance to paddle to the car. The entire team (except me, of course) hand commitments on Tuesday morning, so they needed to be back in Seattle on Monday night. We elected to do a very round-about return trip to Hand Island.
The temperature rose throughout the day and I really wanted to shed my personal floatation device as we paddled. We explored coves, beaches, and inlets. I would need to further develop my vocabulary in order to give a description justice. Pictures will just have to do. Each day of the trip, I saw eagles, sea stars, sea anemones, and various other creatures. On this day, we debated whether we spotted a porpoise or a seal rolling 100 yards away in the water. It would remain a mystery...
We arrived later than usual on Hand and were surprised to find 4 other parties of campers. Our epic campsite of two nights previous was taken, so we created our own Blue Lagoon experience on a different beach. Another delicious dinner of mac and cheese and salmon and then off to bed.
We found that the conditions in the sound were pretty reliable; The mornings and evenings were calm and quiet. The wind and chop on the water were strong in the afternoon. The same was true this morning and it allowed us an opportunity to circumnavigate Benson Island. The conditions around the west side of the island were a little sketchy due to the fact that this part of the island was exposed to the Pacific. The surf pounded on the rocks and we stayed well away from it. It was a bit of a gripper, but I swear I saw Japan! On our return to Clarke, we watched another whale roll around in the water about 200 yards away. I swam again and then was sad to pack up camp. We were already thinking about travel and logistics for our departure from the Broken Islands the next day. We wanted to camp close to Toquart Bay so we would have only a short distance to paddle to the car. The entire team (except me, of course) hand commitments on Tuesday morning, so they needed to be back in Seattle on Monday night. We elected to do a very round-about return trip to Hand Island.
The temperature rose throughout the day and I really wanted to shed my personal floatation device as we paddled. We explored coves, beaches, and inlets. I would need to further develop my vocabulary in order to give a description justice. Pictures will just have to do. Each day of the trip, I saw eagles, sea stars, sea anemones, and various other creatures. On this day, we debated whether we spotted a porpoise or a seal rolling 100 yards away in the water. It would remain a mystery...
We arrived later than usual on Hand and were surprised to find 4 other parties of campers. Our epic campsite of two nights previous was taken, so we created our own Blue Lagoon experience on a different beach. Another delicious dinner of mac and cheese and salmon and then off to bed.
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