South of Burgeo is an archipelago of islands. Tuesday it took some time to settle on a paddle plan so it wasn't till after 2:00 we got our at together. We decided to paddle out around the Burgeo islands.
There was no slipway at the chosen put-in location, it was a two foot step down into the kayak.
The islands beckoned in the short distance.
The first stop was Baggs Island with a narrow passageway. We scoped it out and ...
... paddled thru.
Exiting the passage we faced a broad open swell.
Under sunny skies and a little chop.
The next destination was Rencontre Island.
There were a few paddle throughs on our way to the ...
... bowl shaped harbour on Rencontre Island. I got out and climbed a hill to get a shot of my paddle buddies on the water below.
We hung out for a while before leaving through the narrow entrance.
We made one more island visit at Cuttail Island on our way back to Burgeo.
I had paddled around these islands in 2010 but missed Rencontre Island so I was glad to tick that off my list.
Our trip to Burgeo wasn't only about paddling. After supper Brian, Hazen, Sue and I hiked to a lookout at the top of the hill overlooking the main beach at Sandbanks Provincial Park and ...
... descended to walk some of the beaches stopping at ...
... Potato Point. The setting sun lit up the red granitic rocks and added a red hue.
We returned to our campsites, had a campfire and happy hour ensued. It was a fine end to day two at Burgeo.
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