At the Saltery Bay dock, 12 Club members embarked on a Sunshine Coast Tours boat captained by Bryce Christie for an afternoon tour of Jervis Inlet and the Skookumchuck Narrows. The day was mostly sunny, but somewhat cool – there was fresh snow on the mountains!
From Saltery Bay we went up into St Vincent Bay,
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then across lower Hotham Sound to the Harmony Islands Marine Park and Freil Falls.
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The up-close view of the falls was quite spectacular!
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We then proceeded across Jervis Inlet to Egmont for a short shore break, and afterwards on into the main event: the Skookumchuck Narrows and Sechelt Rapids!
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The rapids were flowing at 12 knots, so the waves and whirlpools and eddies were quite amazing.
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The drop in water levels from the top of the rapids to the lower side is very obvious and not what we’re used to seeing on the ocean!
We had just a touch of rain at this point, but the bright rainbow over the eastern shore made up for it.
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The return trip took us along the shore of Nelson Island and back into Saltery Bay.
It was a great trip and Captain Bryce was a very good tour guide, ably describing everything we were seeing along the way.
The entire group was very happy with their afternoon out on the water, and I think we’ll likely run this trip again soon!
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