June 25, 2008
blackstone bay
Had a wonderful camping trip to Blackstone Bay this weekend with our visiting friends, Lauri and Joel.
Friday was cool and cloudy. We took a water taxi out on to Willard Island that afternoon, set up camp, then went for a short paddle up to the very beautiful Beloit Glacier. It was my first time back in a kayak since my second shoulder surgery ... four years ago. I have to admit that the shoulder didn't hold up quite as I'd hoped. Fortunately we were in a double and I could take lots of breaks and just hang out and take photos. It was a beautiful paddle -- I'd never been out there and it was pretty spectacular. Enjoyed a campfire -- and a humpback whale sighting -- that evening.
Saturday the weather was amazing -- sunny, no clouds, water like glass. We went for a longer paddle to Beloit and Blackstone glaciers (although were kept at a pretty considerable distance by the ice). A really amazing trip. Had another campfire that night, and, this time, actually had the entire island to ourselves as the other group of kayakers had left that afternoon.
Sunday morning was rainy and cold and I will admit that I missed the pop-up camper ever so slightly. But Terry set up the tarp over the camp table with a view of the glacier, made us coffee and kept us dry until the water taxi picked us up at 1:00.
Overall it was a great weekend. Here are a couple of photos from Saturday's paddle.
Terry and me watching the Beloit glacier.
Lauri and Joel doing their best to impersonate a guidebook cover. Wow it's beautiful here.
