Return to civilization

Departing

We had hit the hay early Sunday night due to rain. I awoke from a good sleep to see the sun gently bathing the distant hills in warm sunlight. After a couple of days of mixed weather our return home promised to be pleasant.

Sailors beware

Exiting St. Jones Harbour the skyline was aglow in pink light suggesting the weather would change according to the axiom "red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in the morning, sailors take warning". I wonder if that's taught in Paddle Canada courses *lol*

Exploring

Right after turning north at North Head there was a passageway behind some rocks that, of course, we had to paddle through.

Seal Island

Several kilometers north of St.Jones Without Seal Island came into view silhouetted low against the distant hills.

Looking back

Looking back, we had put some distance between ourselves and St. Jones Island which lies a kilometer off the mainland.

Shafts of light

The sun did its best to break out as shafts of light broke through the clouds behind Brian and Hazen.

Inside channel

The water was calm as Pete an I paddled inside of Seal Island to our right. Up to here we had a gentle quartering sea from the rear starboard.

Approaching Bald Head

Back into quartering seas we approach Bald Head and the last leg of our journey.

Caplin Cove

Finally, the sun came full out two kilometers from the end of our trip. We left in wind and rain on Saturday and had a cloudy day on Sunday but I wouln't have missed it for anything.

And that's that

All good things the say must come to an end. It was a most enjoyable weekend made all the more enjoyable knowing its probably the last opportunity to kayak camp this year.

Thanks Pete for planning the trip and everyone for the excellent company.