Earlier this year, in April I believe, Brian mailed about any interest in spending a week paddling in Burgeo. I wasn't fussy about the long drive but mid-July I decided I was in and made my reservation at Sandbanks Provincial Park.
On Sunday I got in the car and drove the 900 kms from home (Starting location) to Burgeo (Red balloon) leaving at 7:00 am and arriving at 5:30.
Monday the rest of the gang arrived at different times and after much back and forth we decided ...
... to drive to Aaron Arm nearby for a paddle west to Norman Head. There were six of us: Brian, Clyde, Hazen, Sue, Terry and myself.
After some time we were all on the water and looking out the Arm and paddled out where it ...
... opened up behind a two kilometer bar.
The tide was falling and the water got very shallow to the point where Terry got out to pull his kayak into water where his boat would float. The rest of us knuckle walked our kayaks until we could paddle on.
Arriving at Norman Head. Normally the Burgeo area is where Paddle Canada level IV courses are held as at Norman Head surfing conditions are fairly certain as is current.
I spotted where the action was and headed straight into the maw. We played in the breaking waves for a while surfing. The water was confused meaning some of the surfing was side surfing.
We didn't hang out long before returning to Aaron Arm. It took a while to get things organized so it was only a short paddle of 10 kms but it was a good start to the first of five days in Burgeo.
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